Herp BPBM-Herp 12671   TYPE Search

Eretmochelys imbricata 
Identified By: L Katahira,
Location: Hawaiian Islands; Hawaii; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Apua Point
Collector(s): L Katahira & A Kikuta (Coll.#: --) Date: 02 Aug 1989
FieldNotes: Prior to the 1975 tsunami that subsided the coastline, Apua's beach contained continuous sandy conditions which would allow turtle hatchlings to crawl unobstructed to the ocean. Since the tsunami, the wave dynamics have created primarily a rock cobble be
Remarks: Found dead on rock cobbles on beach. Received in formalin.
Page Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Data Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
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