Hawksbill turtle  (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Authentication

Authenticated (23/09/02) by Dr Nicolas Pilcher. President, International Sea Turtle Society.

Glossary

Carapace: The top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax'.
Invertebrate: Animals with no backbone.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Witzell, W.N. (1983) Synopsis of the biological data on the Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766). FAO Fish. Synopses, 137: 78.
  3. CITES (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. CMS (June, 2002)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. WWF (March, 2008)
    http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/marine_turtles/hawksbill_turtle/index.cfm
  6. Ripple, J. (1996) Sea Turtles. Voyager Press, Vancouver.
  7. Pilcher, N. (August, 2002) Pers. Comm.
  8. WWF: The Impact of Climate Change on Hawksbill Turtles (March, 2008)
    http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj/publications/climate_change/impacts_on_turtles.pdf
  9. Mortimer, J.A. (1982) Factors influencing beach selection by nesting sea turtles. In: Bjorndal, K. Ed. Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles, vol. 45. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
  10. CITES: Hawksbill Turtles in the Carribbean Region: Basic Biological Characteristics and Population Status (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org/common/prog/hbt/consolidated_paper.pdf
  11. OBIS-SEAMAP (March, 2008)
    http://seamap.env.duke.edu/species/tsn/173836
  12. WCMC Species Sheets (March, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/hawksbil.htm
  13. TRAFFIC (March, 2008)
    http://www.traffic.org