BPBM 12673Vertebrate Zoology
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
As recorded: Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- L Katahira & A KikutaL.K. Katahira →A. Kikuta →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Apua Point
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.2560, -155.1970
- Identified by
- L Katahira
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Eretmochelys imbricata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-06-09.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eretmochelys imbricata. BPBM 12673. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93002680. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/12673.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93002680 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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