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Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

Description:

Found in Mojave and Sonoran deserts of southern California, western Arizona, southern Utah and southwestern region of Nevada

Habitat:

Desert

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1 Comment

CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 12 years ago

You might want to remove the note about this being in your mom's backyard. This is a threatened species. Unless of course your mom's yard is part of a nature preserve or desert?

Bill Richie
Spotted by
Bill Richie

Riverside, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 26, 2011
Submitted on Apr 28, 2011

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