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title: "Żółw szylkretowy"
description: "Eretmochelys imbricata — Gady. The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/hawksbill-sea-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Żółw szylkretowy

> Eretmochelys imbricata — Gady. The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.

- Scientific name: *Eretmochelys imbricata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 10100
- Wikidata: [Q203538](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203538)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39672](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39672)

## Names

- en: Hawksbill Sea Turtle
- de: Echte Karettschildkröte
- es: Tortuga carey
- fr: Tortue imbriquée
- nl: Karetschildpad
- pt: Tartaruga-de-pente
- pl: Żółw szylkretowy

## Countries with the most observations

ID (1294), MX (1021), MV (565), AU (432), PH (377), PA (303), EG (287), CR (243), KY (222), NC (205), SC (198), US (188)

## Summary

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys. The species has a global distribution that is largely limited to tropical and subtropical marine and estuary ecosystems.
The appearance of the hawksbill is similar to that of other sea turtles. In general, it has a flattened body shape, a protective carapace, and flipper-like limbs, adapted for swimming in the open ocean. E. imbricata is easily distinguished from other sea turtles by its sharp, curving beak with prominent tomium, and the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawksbill_sea_turtle

## Photo

![Żółw szylkretowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hawksbill-sea-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111547045

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hawksbill-sea-turtle?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).