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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.
The green and loggerhead sea turtles are categorized as endangered, olive ridley are classified as vulnerable, Kemp's ridley, and hawksbill sea turtles are critically endangered and the flatback sea turtle does not have enough data to draw an accurate conclusion on conservation status.
A hybrid between a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Superfamily Testudinoidea. Family Testudinidae. A hybrid between a sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) and leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Family Emydidae. Subfamily Deirochelyinae. Hybrid between red-eared slider and ...
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, reaching 1.4 to more than 1.8 m (4.6 to 5.9 ft) in length and weighing between 300 and 640 kg (661 to 1,411 lbs). [11] Other sea turtle species are smaller, ranging from as little as 60 cm (2 ft) long in the case of the Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest sea turtle species, to 120 cm (3.9 ...
Cheloniinae is a subfamily of the sea turtle family Cheloniidae. ... Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill sea turtle) Natator McCulloch, 1908: Natator depressus ...
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 ...
Hawksbill sea turtle, a spongivore. A spongivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating animals of the phylum Porifera, commonly called sea sponges, for the main component of its diet.
A tortoiseshell ornament from Micronesia Cabinet with tortoiseshell veneers French singing bird box with a case made out of tortoiseshell.. Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its ...