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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle with a global range across tropical and subtropical marine and estuarine waters, the only living species in its genus, Eretmochelys. It is distinguished from other sea turtles by its sharp, curving, beak-like mouth and the saw-toothed edge of its shell, and it divides its life between the open ocean and shallow lagoons and coral reefs. Its patterned shell was long the primary source of tortoiseshell material used in decorative goods, a trade that, together with other human fishing pressures, has driven the species to critically endangered status, and international trade in hawksbills and their products is now regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Omnivore 2

System (Realm)

Marine 3

Relationship to People

Hunted or Fished 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G3 Vulnerable 4

CITES Appendix

Appendix I 3

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Mottled shell in shades of amber, orange, red, yellow, black and brown; head tapers to a point with a V shaped, hawk like lower jaw. 1

Scientific Name

Eretmochelys imbricata 1

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered 3

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Hawksbill Sea Turtle

In Biome

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

In Ecosystem

Great Barrier Reef

Source Hawksbill sea turtle, Wikipedia

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Sources

1. Hawksbill Turtle, NOAA Fisheries

Overview
Eretmochelys imbricata
Appearance section
Hawksbill turtles have mottled shells consisting of an irregular combination of shades of amber, orange, red, yellow, black and brown.

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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Eretmochelys imbricata

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Eretmochelys imbricata

Quote, Primary Diet, Eretmochelys imbricata

Primary Diet omnivore omnivore

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3. Hawksbill sea turtle, Wikipedia

Conservation section
upgraded in status to critically endangered in 1996
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.
critically endangered, primarily as a result of human fishing practices
Article text
The species (along with the entire Cheloniidae family) has been listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
In Ecosystem: Great Barrier Reef, Indo-Pacific subpopulation
In Australia, hawksbills are known to nest on Milman Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Eretmochelys imbricata

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G3"

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Wikidata: Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Wikidata Q203538, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Cheloniidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.In Biome: Coral ReefView the Source

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