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Gopher tortoise

Description:

Tortoise

Habitat:

Scrub

Notes:

1 Species ID Suggestions

Gopher Tortoise
(Gopherus polyphemus Gopher tortoise


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4 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Hi Kenneth, I fixed the picture for you. It would be great if you could update your spotting with the common and scientific names for this Tortoise. Thank you!

Kenneth6
Kenneth6 11 years ago

I don't know how to to rotate the picture.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Hi Kenneth, this is a really cool find! I love these guys.
Can you tell us more about this Tortoise?

Would you please edit your spotting so the image is facing the correct direction.

Helena k
Helena k 11 years ago

Well duh. That's a tortoise . It's also called a Burrower Tortoise.

Kenneth6
Spotted by
Kenneth6

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 13, 2013
Submitted on Feb 13, 2013

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