Download Hawksbill Sea Turtle Shell Gif. Hawksbills are particularly susceptible to entanglement in gillnets and accidental capture on fishing hooks. Unlike the other sea turtle species, hawksbill sea turtles have overlapping scutes (large scales) on their carapace (upper shell).
LOOK: 100 dead Hawksbill sea turtles in Palawan | ABS-CBN News from sa.kapamilya.com Hawksbill turtles have several features that distinguish them from other species of sea turtle. Hawksbill sea turtle (eretmochelys imbricata). The species name imbricata is latin for imbricate which corresponds to the overlapping plates, called scutes on the hawksbill sea turtles shell.
When they are young, it is heart shaped but that will change as they get older and the shell becomes longer.
The species name imbricata is latin for imbricate which corresponds to the overlapping plates, called scutes on the hawksbill sea turtles shell. As they grow, their shells become longer. Hawksbills are particularly susceptible to entanglement in gillnets and accidental capture on fishing hooks. Over 100 shells of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles were seized from smugglers last week.
