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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
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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!