Wild desert tortoise shown in rocky habitat at or near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

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Description: English: My first encounter with a wild desert tortoise. (Gopherus agassizii) Here, the reptile is not anywhere near sandy conditions that most associate with this animal. Date: Taken on 26 March 2020, 13:43:26. Source: Own work. Author: Thomas Farley. Camera location36° 09′ 01.09″ N, 115° 21′ 35.18″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 36.150303; -115.359772. My first desert tortoise encounter. Photo courtesy of Thomas Farley at https://southwestrockhounding.com Licensing[edit] : This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.enCC0Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedicationfalsefalse.
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- Testudinidae (tortoises)
- Gopherus (Gopher Tortoises)
- Gopherus agassizii (desert tortoise)
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