Pawikan (Philippine Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
Conservation Status:
Critically endangered; Listed in CITES Appendix
Critically endangered; Listed in CITES Appendix
Names:
Scientific Name: Eretmochelys imbricata
English Name / Common Name: Hawksbill turtle
Local Name: Pawikan, karahan, sisikan, payukan
Scientific Name: Eretmochelys imbricata
English Name / Common Name: Hawksbill turtle
Local Name: Pawikan, karahan, sisikan, payukan
Scientific Classification:
Class : Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order : Testudinata
Family : Cheloniidae
Class : Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order : Testudinata
Family : Cheloniidae
Type of Animal:
A cold-blooded animal belonging to the reptiles or class reptilia which includes snakes and crocodiles.
A cold-blooded animal belonging to the reptiles or class reptilia which includes snakes and crocodiles.
Physical Characteristics:
Length: Approximately 3 feet
Weight: Ranges from 176 - 270 pounds;
Length: Approximately 3 feet
Weight: Ranges from 176 - 270 pounds;
Average Weight: 176 pounds
Carapace Length: Ranges from 2 1/2 feet to 3 feet
Range:
Found throughout the Philippine archipelago; Commonly found in the Bicol region, the Visayas (Antique, Cebu, Leyte, Mindoro, Samar) and Palawan.
Found throughout the Philippine archipelago; Commonly found in the Bicol region, the Visayas (Antique, Cebu, Leyte, Mindoro, Samar) and Palawan.
Habitat:
Coral reefs of the Philippines; Coral reefs of the world.
Coral reefs of the Philippines; Coral reefs of the world.
Threat:
Human exploitation for commercial purposes; marine pollution (debris dumped into the sea by humans); beach development; shoreline erosion; sharks as predators.
Human exploitation for commercial purposes; marine pollution (debris dumped into the sea by humans); beach development; shoreline erosion; sharks as predators.
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