Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata

This is a male Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata, the 'tail' is much longer than the tails of females :D

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

A classic shot, love it with those light rays in the back. Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Ferdy :) Posted 8 years ago

Barry

Lion

That really is beautiful, wonderfully composed. Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Barry :) Posted 7 years ago

The Hawksbill sea turtle

The hawksbill sea turtle 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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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Albert Kang