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Scientific Name: Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
English Name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Local/Bangla Name: Bajthuti Samudrik Kachim (বাজঝুটি সামুদ্রিক কাছিম)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Cheloniidae
Description:
Carapace is cardiform or elliptical with imbricated dorsal scutes in adults. Head is medium-sized and narrow with a pointed beak. Two pairs of prefrontal and three or four postorbital scales. Scutes are strongly imbricated at maturity. Eleven pairs of marginal with one pair of postcentral or pigal scutes. Plastron is covered by five pairs of scutes. Four poreless inframarginal scutes covering each bridge. Male is stronger, more curved claws and longer tails than females. Carapace has three keels of spines in hatchlings and juveniles, which disappear with growth. Scales of head is creamy or have yellow margins. Dorsal side of the head and flippers are darker and less variable.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Around Naf Estuary
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA and Khondker M (eds.) (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25 Amphibians and Reptiles Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp.
Other References:
DoF (2022) Proposal for a fishery focused marine protected area (MPA) around the Naf Estuary Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH II) WorldFish Bangladesh and South Asia
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