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Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Its pretty shell was long hunted for jewelry - a main reason it became endangered.
The real colors of this species — match them or invent your own.
Letter 8.5×11 · print at 100% · personal use
Size
65–90 cm
Depth
~20 m
Range
Indian & Pacific
Habitat
Coral reefs
IUCN
Critically Endangered
How to spot
Sharp narrow hawk-like beak; overlapping shell plates; serrated rear shell edge; two pairs of scales between the eyes; marbled amber-brown shell.
True colors
Beautiful shell with overlapping amber, brown, and gold 'tortoiseshell' markings; a narrow, pointed beak.
This species is one of nine in Mini Pack 04 · Sea Turtles & Reef Giants —
each pack adds a full-page art print of every species plus a color reference sheet.
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