Species Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Hawksbill Turtle
- Testudo imbricata Linnaeus, C. 1766. Classis III. Amphibia. pp. 347-393 in Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Holmiae [=Stockholm] : Laurentii Salvii, Tomus I. Regnum Animale(1) Editio duodecima, reformata [3 vols., 1766-68], 532 pp. [350].
Type data:
Holotype ZIUU 130, 'American and Asiatic seas'; restricted to Bermuda Ils.Type locality references:
Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. An annotated checklist and key to the reptiles of Mexico exclusive of the snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 199: i-iv 1-253. Type data:
Status unknown, pl. 16 fig. B (dated 1793) in <1119>, locality unknown.- Chelonia pseudomydas Lesson, R.P. 1834. Reptiles. pp. 289-336 in Bélanger, C. (ed.). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, par le Nord de l'Europe pendant les Années 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Paris : Arthus Bertrand xxxix 535 pp. [299].
Type data:
Status unknown, Atlantic Ocean; restricted to Bermuda Ils.Type locality references:
Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. An annotated checklist and key to the reptiles of Mexico exclusive of the snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 199: i-iv 1-253. - Chelonia pseudocaretta Lesson, R.P. 1834. Reptiles. pp. 289-336 in Bélanger, C. (ed.). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, par le Nord de l'Europe pendant les Années 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Paris : Arthus Bertrand xxxix 535 pp. [302].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Atlantic Ocean; restricted to Bermuda Ils.Type locality references:
Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. An annotated checklist and key to the reptiles of Mexico exclusive of the snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 199: i-iv 1-253. - Caretta squamosa Girard, C. 1858. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.: Herpetology. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Vol. 20 xvi 496 pp. [442, pl. 30 figs 1-7] [unnecessary replacement name for Eretmochelys squamata Agassiz, 1857].
- Caretta rostrata Girard, C. 1858. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.: Herpetology. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Vol. 20 xvi 496 pp. [446, pl. 30 figs 8-13].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 012387–88, Fiji Ils. - Onychochelys kraussi Gray, J.E. 1873. Notes on the genera of turtles (Oiacopodes), and especially on their skeletons and skulls. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 395-411 [398, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ((2)), French Guiana. - Eretmochelys squammata Dugès, A.A.D. 1884. Elementos de Zoologôa. México : Secr. Fomento viii 4709 pp. [332] [errore for Eretmochelys squamata Agassiz, 1857].
- Eretmochelys imbricata bibba Pritchard, P.C.H. 1967. Scientific and common names of turtles of the world. Bulletin of the Ros Allen Reptile Institute 1967: 1-10 [1] [errore for Caretta bissa Rüppell, 1835].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wermuth, H. & Mertens, R. 1977. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien; Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynchocephalia. Das Tierreich 100: i-xxvii, 1-174
- Smith, H.M. & Smith, R.B. 1979. Synopsis of the Herpetofauna of Mexico. Vol. 6. Guide to Mexican Turtles. Bibliographic Addendum 3. North Bennington, Vermont : John Johnson 1044 pp.
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [72]
Generic Combinations
- Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766). —
Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp.
Introduction
According to Fritz and Havas (2007: 168), '[t]raditionally two subpecies are distinguished, Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, and E. I. bissa (Rüppell, 1835), distributed in the Pacific and Indian Oceans'.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Timor Sea, Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Arafura Sea; also pan-tropical, extending into temperate regions.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Algae feeder, aquatic, continental shelf, coral reef, migratory, noctidiurnal, oceanic, oviparous, piscivore, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder.
General References
Cogger, H.G. & Lindner, D.A. 1969. Marine turtles in northern Australia. The Australian Zoologist 15: 150-159
Fritz, U. & Havas, P. 2007. Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Vertebrate Zoology 57(2): 149-368 [168]
Limpus, C.J. 1979. Notes on growth rates of wild turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Newsletter 10: 3-5
Limpus, C.J. 1980. Observations on the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting along the Great Barrier Reef. Herpetologica 36: 265-271
Pendoley, K. & Christian, M. 2012. A summary of marine turtle records for Norfolk Island. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 56(1): 67-79
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Hawksbill Turtle)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |