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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

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11 Comments

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago

Its no problem, I am glad I could help out.

LauraFlores
LauraFlores 12 years ago

bandhturtlesite,
It's great to have the help of an expert, so I thank your for your precious help! I
I now will split this in 4 different spots and I'll name them according to your last comment... and I hope you'll be back soon! ;-)

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago

Pic #1 I believe is a Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Pic #2 I believe is a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), I think Pic #3 is a Spur Thighed Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), and of course the final picture is a Yellow Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) and a Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans).

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

Hola Laura, he cambiado la categoría de tus fotos a Reptiles. También te recomiendo que pongas cada tortuga como un diferente "Spotting", ya que son de especies distintas.

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago

No, in the last picture you have in actuality one species but each is a different subspecies. The species name is Trachemys scripta or sliders. The subspecies names would be Trachemys scripta scripta for the Yellow Bellied Slider and Trachemys scripta elegans for the Red Eared Slider.

LauraFlores
LauraFlores 12 years ago

pamsai,
I think too, but like you I'm no expert!!!

LauraFlores
LauraFlores 12 years ago

bandhturtlesite,
You mean that in the last picture I have two different species?! Must I understand that in this serie I have 5 differente species?! Thanks for your help once more!

pamsai
pamsai 12 years ago

looks to me like you have 4 different species, but then, I'm no expert...

LauraFlores
LauraFlores 12 years ago

ashley.p.smithers,
I think you're right. But in how many species must I split them?! I have the feeling that each one belongs to a diferent species!! Is that so?! Do I have here four diferent species?! Once more I thank you for your help! :O

ashley.p.smithers
ashley.p.smithers 12 years ago

You have several different species here, I recommend you split then up

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago

In the last pic, with the turtles stacking, the turtles are a Red Eared Slider(Trachemys scripta elegans) on top of a Yellow Bellied Slider(Trachemys scripta scripta).

LauraFlores
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LauraFlores

Illes Balears, Spain

Spotted on Jul 12, 2009
Submitted on Apr 21, 2012

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