Hawksbill Turtle has a sharp ,curving beak and saw- like edge on their shell .They measures about three feet and a weight of 175 pounds .It takes 20-40 years to reach its maturity .They could leave several decades before reaching maturity .Hawksbill lives in the open sea they can be usually found arround the coral reefs where they feed themselves on sea sponges.It is also considered as the most endangered marine species in the world.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Family:Cheloniidae
Genus: Eretmochelys
Species: E imbricata
Binomial name:Eretmochelys imbricata
Philippine forest turtles have brown to reddish brown to black carapaces that reach a length of 21 cm (8.3 in). Larger individuals can reach 30 cm (12 in) in length, though this is relatively rare.A dorsal ridge (the keel) is only present in the posterior vertebral scutes or absent altogether. The front margin of the carapace is slightly to strongly serrated, with the marginal scutes projecting beyond the cervical scutes. The vertebral scutes are broader than long.
The plastron is reddish brown to black, sometimes with blotches of yellow. In juveniles, the plastron is a uniform yellow. The bridge (the hinge connecting plastron and carapace) is the same color as the plastron. It is significantly smaller than the carapace and narrow at the front and back. It possesses deep notches between the projecting gular scutes as well as between the gulars and humerals, but it is more distinct in the former.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Geoemydidae
Genus:Siebenrockiella
Lindholm, 1929
Species:S. leytensis
Binomial name
Siebenrockiella leytensis
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