Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

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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 worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific subspecies. E. i. imbricata is the Atlantic subspecies, while E. i. bissa is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/5840602412/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eretmochelys_imbricata

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