
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
As recorded: Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eretmochelys imbricata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,168 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30
Nusa Tenggara Barat, ID
(c) serenamanuel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Sud, NC
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-28
(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
(c) thib59972, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eretmochelys imbricata. BPBM 5851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93001466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/5851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93001466 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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