Eretmochelys imbricata
Tortuga marina de carey, Hawksbill turtle
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Cheloniidae
Genus
Eretmochelys
Species
imbricata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Testudo imbricata Linnaeus, 1766, Eretmochelys imbricata squamata Agassiz, 1857.
Taxon origin: Migrant
Distribution: This species is distributed in the northern part of the Archipelago, from Marchena, Pinta to Darwin and Wolf.
- Zarate, P. Dutton, P. (2002) Tortuga verde. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.): Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 305–323.
- Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
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