Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
As recorded: Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- original locality unknown
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eretmochelys imbricata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,172 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Puntarenas, CR-PU, CR
(c) amandaiguana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
(c) Elias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Eretmochelys imbricata. BPBM 6068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93001916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/6068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93001916 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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