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Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Photo by Richard38
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sandy Woods

Notes:

Surprisingly quick when they want to be

Reference Links:

Gopher tortoise - Wikipedia

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Comments (1)
Tukup
I'm always surprised how fast the "slow moving tortoise" can move :-) Thanks Richard.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2017

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