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Gopher Tortoise
gopherus polyphemus
26.3927, -81.8732
Field Notes
Habitat:
scrub, fields, hammocks, sandy dry areas.
Notes:
In the first pic shows one about mid-morning perhaps warming up to leave its burrow. The other pics show one I saw on the same trail the previous afternoon digging or clearing out a burrow. The location on the map is for the 2 last pics. First pic spotted a little further down the trail.
NOTE: In Florida gopher tortoises are on the Endangered Species List, categorized as a Threatened Species. Read more here:
http://www.gophertortoise.org/tortoise/facts.htm
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