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Gopher Tortoise (Bopherus polyphemus) Koreshan State Park, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller

35mm Slide Scan

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The gopher tortoise is an endangered species. This particular tortoise lives in Southwest Florida's Koreshan State Park--this species digs underground burrows which are then used by a number of other animals. *Scan of 35mm slide.

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