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The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys. The species has a global distribution that is largely limited to tropical and subtropical marine and estuary ecosystems.
In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...
Green turtle: Chelonia mydas: 150 cm (59 in) 160 kg (350 lb) Endangered: Primarily aquatic. May be found at coasts or islands where it comes to nest. Hawksbill turtle: Eretmochelys imbricata) 100 cm (39 in) 80 kg (180 lb) Critically endangered: Primarily aquatic, and most likely to nest in Fuwayrit given its soft sand
Bahia Jiquilisco is also one of two primary hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting habitats in the eastern Pacific Ocean.The hawksbill is one of only three sea turtle species listed as Critically Endangered (CR) on the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Four species of marine turtle have been associated with chelonitoxism: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta gigas), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), plus the freshwater species New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni).
Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata: Endangered (USFWS) [97] Critically Endangered (IUCN) [98] Native to tropical and temperate oceans [98] Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus: Threatened (USFWS) [99] Critically endangered (IUCN) [100] Native to tropical and temperate oceans [100] Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
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Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Sea turtles: there are seven extant species of sea turtles, which live mostly along the tropical and subtropical coastlines, though some do migrate long distances and have been known to travel as far north as Scandinavia. Sea turtles are largely solitary animals, though some do form large, though ...