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Gopherus polyphemus
The gopher tortoise is a large tortoise that is named for its burrowing ability. It digs long burrows where it spends most of its time.
dry, sandy inland areas
Spotted on Apr 1, 2016
Submitted on Apr 1, 2016
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Awesome capture Stephanie! I spent an entire week in this exact location looking for one of these and never did find one. Great job!