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Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

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Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

The endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle is one of seven species of sea turtles found throughout the world. One of the smaller sea turtles, it has overlapping scutes (plates) that are thicker than those of other sea turtles. This protects them from being battered against sharp coral and rocks during storm events. Adults range in size from 30 to 36 inches (0.8-1.0 meters) carapace length, and weigh 100 to 200 pounds (45-90 kilograms). Its carapace (upper shell) is an attractive dark brown with faint yellow streaks and blotches and a yellow plastron (under shell). The name "hawksbill" refers to the turtle's prominent hooked beak.

• States/US Territories in which the Hawksbill sea turtle, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  Alabama , American Samoa , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Guam , Hawaii , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Northern Mariana Islands , Palau , Puerto Rico , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia , Virgin Islands
• US Counties in which the Hawksbill sea turtle, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
• USFWS Refuges in which the Hawksbill sea turtle, Entire is known to occur:  Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge, Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge, Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge, J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Martin National Wildlife Refuge, Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge, Mcfaddin National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Moody National Wildlife Refuge, National Key Deer Refuge, Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge, Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Wake Atoll National Wildlife Refuge  ... Show All Refuges
  
• Countries in which the the Hawksbill sea turtle, Entire is known to occur:  American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Southern Territories, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United States, U.S. Pacific Outlying Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
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