Eretmochelys imbricata
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
This species is distinguished from other turtle species by the following combination of characters: (1) four pairs of pleural scutes (first pair not in contact with the cervical); (2) two pairs of prefrontals; (3) shield-shaped carapace (heart-shaped in juveniles and more elongate and straight in…
