Description
The Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) is one of the smallest species of sea turtle, however they can weigh up to 75kg and can grow to a shell (carapace) length of 88cm. This turtle in particular is very long-lived as it takes more than 30 years for them to reach adulthood.
This species have many distinguishing features such as thick, overlapping scales on its shell (usually olive-grey with either reddish brown or black markings and upturned at the edges), two pairs of prefrontal scales, two claws on each flipper and a beak shaped like that of a hawk, hence the name.
The Hawksbill Turtle is the only species of sea turtle with the combination of two pairs of prefrontal scales and four pairs of scutes on the carapace.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Eretmochelys
Species: Imbricata
This species have many distinguishing features such as thick, overlapping scales on its shell (usually olive-grey with either reddish brown or black markings and upturned at the edges), two pairs of prefrontal scales, two claws on each flipper and a beak shaped like that of a hawk, hence the name.
The Hawksbill Turtle is the only species of sea turtle with the combination of two pairs of prefrontal scales and four pairs of scutes on the carapace.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Eretmochelys
Species: Imbricata