I have talked in the past about the challenges of identifying the different turtle species.
Specifically, not being able to tell the difference between a Hawksbill and a Green Sea Turtle.... unless I can see the top and back of their head.
Well.... I can tell you for sure that this one is a Green Sea Turtle.
Look at the "plates" on the top of his head, forward and between his eyes.... there are only two there (you are only really seeing one because of the angle of this shot) and they are sort of a rectangle shape.
If he was a Hawksbill, there would be four plates there and they would be closer to the shapes that you see further back on his head.

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