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Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Photo by pevans01
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Field Notes

Description:

2 inch long juvenile tortoise

Habitat:

Dry pine flat woods

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Comments (1)
Green Nature
That's a very nice shot. The tortoise still has a nice looking and shiny shell. I've seen them on both the east and west coasts of FL.Hope he or she grows to a ripe old age because FL is attempting to increase and stabilize the population. http://greennature.com/article5.html

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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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Herpetofauna of Florida
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016

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