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Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Photo by Stephanie R.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The gopher tortoise is a large tortoise that is named for its burrowing ability. It digs long burrows where it spends most of its time.

Habitat:

dry, sandy inland areas

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Comments (1)
beaker98
Awesome capture Stephanie! I spent an entire week in this exact location looking for one of these and never did find one. Great job!

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