Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
As recorded: Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- G Balazs
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Makaha Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4760, -158.2230
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Eretmochelys imbricata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-05-27.
2023-05-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-06-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-08-11
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) plentovi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eretmochelys imbricata. BPBM 11630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93001470. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/11630.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93001470 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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