The BioFiles - Bill Hubick

Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Genus Gopherus Family Testudinidae Order Testudines Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Kingdom Animalia Biodiversity

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First encountered this wonderful southeastern species in Orange County, Florida in December 2023. It is considered a keystone species, creating habitat used by at least 360 other species, many of them highly endemic.