Hawksbill Sea Turtle 🐢
Species Profile
Eretmochelys imbricata
CR Critically Endangered
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
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 worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Indo-Pacific subspecies— E. i. imbricata and E. i. bissa , respectively.
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