Young Gopher Tortoise
by Paul Rebmann
Title
Young Gopher Tortoise
Artist
Paul Rebmann
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A young - probably 2-3 year old - gopher tortoise walking in open area of the trail in Bulow Creek state park.
This image has been featured in the following groups:
Reptiles and Amphibians-25,
& Wildlife ONE A DAY
Gopherus polyphemus is a state listed threatened species in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and is federally listed as threatened west of the Tombigbee and Mobile Rivers in Alabama and also Mississippi and Louisiana. Gopher tortoise populations are in danger mainly due to habitat loss as the high dry ecosystems favored by this land tortoise is in demand for commercial and residential development. The shells can reach up to a foot long at maturity.
The burrows that gopher tortoises dig are utilized by many other species, especially during natural and prescribed fires.
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January 14th, 2015
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