Eretmochelys imbricata

Taxonavigation

Eretmochelys imbricata

Distribution of Eretmochelys imbricata. Red circles represent known major nesting sites. Yellow circles are minor nesting sites.

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Chelonioidea

Familia: Cheloniidae
Subfamilia: Cheloniinae
Genus: Eretmochelys
Species: Eretmochelys imbricata
Subspecies: E. i. bissa – E. i. imbricata

Name

• Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)

References

• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009: New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in:
• King, C.M., Roberts, C.D., Bell, B.D., Fordyce, R.E., Nicoll, R.S., Worthy, T.H., Paulin, C.D., Hitchmough, R.A., Keyes, I.W., Baker, A.N., Stewart, A.L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R.M., Holdaway, R.N., McPhee, R.P., Schwarzhans, W.W., Tennyson A.J.D., Rust, S. & McCadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431–551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8 Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C., 1766. Syst. Nat. ed. 12 1: 30.

Links

• Eretmochelys imbricata – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) (Critically Endangered)
• [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Eretmochelys imbricata. The Reptile Database.

Vernacular names

العربية: اللجأة صقريَّة المنقار
čeština: Kareta pravá
Deutsch: Echte Karettschildkröte
English: Hawksbill Turtle
Esperanto: Martestudo
español: Tortuga carey
français: Tortue imbriquée
magyar: Közönséges cserepesteknős
日本語: タイマイ
한국어: 대모
Nederlands: Karetschildpad
polski: Żółw szylkretowy
português: Tartaruga-de-escama
русский: Бисса
தமிழ்: அழுங்காமை
ไทย: เต่ากระ, เต่าปากเหยี่ยว
Türkçe: Şahin gagalı kaplumbağa
中文: 玳瑁

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