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Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Published in
Linné, C. Von [= Linnaeus, C.]. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio duodecima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, Holmiae. 1-532 pp. (1766).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Testudines
family
Cheloniidae
genus
Eretmochelys
species
Eretmochelys imbricata

legislation

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materials_examined

Holotype: Not located (Cogger et al. 1983: 72), but illustrated in the original description (Pl. 13, Fig. 3), and illustration designated holotype by TTWG (2009: 341, comment 9.7). Chelonia pseudomydas Lesson 1831: 299 Holotype: Not designated (Cogger et al. 1983: 72), possibly MNHN. Chelonia pseudocaretta Lesson 1831: 302 Holotype: Not designated (Cogger et al. 1983: 72), possibly MNHN. Caretta bissa (Ruppell 1835: 4) Syntypes (at least 2): SMF 3183 (Mertens 1922: 169) and 7886; SMF 7886 designated as lectotype by Mertens (1967: 52).

materials_examined

Holotype: Not located; presumably in the USNM, but not listed by Cochran (1961) or Reynolds et al. (2007). Caretta rostrata Girard 1858: 446 Syntypes (2): USNM 257185 (formerly USNM Osteo 12387) and 257186 (formerly UNSM Osteo 12388) (Cochran 1961: 228; Reynolds et al. 2007: 10).

materials_examined

Holotype: UPSZTY (formerly UUZM) 130, according to Smith & Smith (1980: 280) and Cogger et al. (1983: 72) with hesitancy, although Wallin (1985: 128) indicated that no type material still exists. However, Wallin (1985: 128; 2001: 126) demonstrated that Linnaeus’ concept of Testudo imbricata was confused with Testudo (now Caretta) caretta and perhaps Testudo (now Chelonia) mydas; UPSZTY 130 is a Chelonia mydas (Wallin 2001: 126).

Name

Synonyms
Caretta bissa Rüppell, 1835
Caretta rostrata Girard, 1858
Caretta squamosa Girard, 1858
Chelone imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chelonia griseam Eschscholtz, 1829
Chelonia pseudo-caretta Lesson, 1834
Chelonia pseudo-mydas Lesson, 1834
Chelonia radiata Cuvier, 1829
Eretmochelys imbricata squamata Agassiz, 1857
Eretmochelys squamata Agassiz
Eretmochelys squamosa
Onychochelys kraussi Gray, 1873
Testudo imbricata Linnaeus, 1766
Testudo nasicornis Bonnaterre, 1789
Homonyms
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common names
Atlantic Hawksbill in language.
Carey in Spanish
Echte Karettschildkröte in German
Echte Karettschildkröte in German
Hawksbill in English
Hawksbill in English
Hawksbill Sea Turtle in English
Hawksbill turtle in English
Pacific Hawksbill in language.
Tartaruga-Verdadeira in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Escamas in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Pente in Portuguese
Tartaruga-do-Mar in Portuguese
Tortue caret in French
Tortuga de carey in Spanish
Tortuga-marina de carey in Spanish
Verdadeiro-Carei in Portuguese
carey in English
hawksbill turtle in English
hawksbill turtle in English
karetschildpad in Dutch
玳瑁 in Chinese
玳瑁 in Chinese
Hawksbill in English
Hawksbill Turtle in English
Hawksbill Turtle in English
Karetschildpad in Dutch
Karetschildpad in Dutch
Karèt in language.
Caret in French
Crwban Môr Gwalchbig in Welsh
Crwbanod Môr Gwalchbig in Welsh
Hawk's-Bill Turtle in English
Hawksbill in English
Hawksbill Sea Turtle in English
Hawksbill Turtle in English
Hawksbill turtle in English
Tortue Caret in French
Tortue imbriquée in French
Tortue à bec faucon in French
Tortue à écailles in French
Tortuga de Carey in Spanish
bisa in Lithuanian
bisа in Bulgarian
caret in French
crwban môr gwalchbig in Welsh
echte Karettschildkröte in German
hawksbill turtle in English
karetschildpad in Dutch
prava kareta in Slovenian

Bibliographic References

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  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, Jonathan A. Campbell, Kevin de Queiroz, et al., 2012: Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding, Seventh Ed.. Herpetological Circular, no. 39. 1-92.
  4. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  5. Iverson, John B., 1992: null. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. xiii + 363.
  6. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  7. Laydoo, R.S. 1985. Executive summary of ecological survey of reefs around Tobago. Institute of Marine Affairs
  8. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  9. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  10. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
  11. Zug, G. R. 2009. Reptiles (Vertebrata: Reptilia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1317–1320 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  12. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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