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Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizi

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Field Notes

Description:

Desert Tortoise - 11" long

Habitat:

Sonoran Desert

Notes:

First Desert Tortoise spotted at Hacienda Tucson in 18 years.
Near Saguaro National Park West

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
HeatherMiller
Love the 3rd picture of him almost hiding but not quite. Welcome to Project Noah. I look forward to seeing more photos from your region.
peter
You should submit this to the BioBlitz mission
1Sarah2
Very nice detail on the shell.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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