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Gopherus Polyphemus
Sandy southern soils
These burrows proved shelter to dozens of other species, making these land turtles a "keystone species." They live in scattered colonies and live more than 100 years, if humans don't eat them.
Spotted on Feb 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012
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Hi there. Since you know the identity of your spotting, please go ahead and edit it and add the scientific name. That will enter it into the database and remove it from the "unidentified" list. Thanks!