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Gopher tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Spotting Image 1

Habitat:

Wetlands behind my yard.

Notes:

Found this guy passing through one day.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher tortoise


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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Hi there. I've gone ahead and have updated the common and scientific names for you. :-)

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ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah to a fellow Floridian. Hope to see more of your spottings!

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TerrySchauer
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TerrySchauer

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012

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