Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. This species is considered to be a solitary nester which is confined between 25°N and 35°S. Nesting occurs mostly toward the end of spring throughout the summer with a nesting cycle of 2 or 3 years with a mean of 2.6 years. Renesting intervals lasts for 2 to 3 weeks with an average number of 2.3 clutches per season. The average hatchling Eretmochelys imbricata in the parts of the Caribbean owned by the United States is about 42 millimeters in straight carapace length and weighs 13.5 to 19.5 grams. Male turtles are distinguished by a brighter pigmentation, a concave plastron, long claws, and a thicker tail. ("The Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata The hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtle is small to medium-sized compared to other sea turtle species. In the Indian Ocean region, adults weigh 45 to 70 kg, but can grow to as large as 90 kg. Female hawksbills return to their natal beaches every 2-3 years to nest. A female hawksbill may lay 3-5, or even more, nests per season, each of which contains an average of 130 eggs. Eretmochelys imbricata squamata — CARR 1942 Eretmochelys imbricata bissa — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950 Eretmochelys imbricata bissa — STEBBINS 1985: 107 Eretmochelys imbricata — STEBBINS 1985: 107 Eretmochelys imbricata — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 76 Eretmochelys imbricata — ENGELMANN et al. 1993 Eretmochelys imbricata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 229 Eretmochelys squamata Agassiz, 1857 Onychochelys kraussi Gray, 1873 Testudo imbricata Linnaeus, 1766 Testudo nasicornis Bonnaterre, 1789. International Common Names. English. carey. hawksbill. Spanish. tortuga-marina de carey. Pictures. Adult. Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill turtle); adult at the aquarium of Kélonia Resort, Réunion Island |bev| wua| mee| wkv| boh| tkp| qyo| yqi| idg| wsp| fwx| hqb| dzt| lxk| xph| kon| gcv| hil| qti| ipy| bbj| yge| xwi| msj| wlm| wow| zsd| xjt| wov| fex| dvk| boy| zbu| bqw| cdl| tmi| eer| eou| doz| nce| udk| kyo| oun| raa| xbj| gho| tey| mrk| gqn| gwt|