Desert Tortoise (8982674060)
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Description: The desert tortoise can live where ground temperatures may top 140 degrees F because it digs burrows to escape the heat. (NPS Photo). Date: 9 August 2005, 16:41. Source: Desert Tortoise. Author: Lake Mead NRA Public Affairs.
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- Gopherus agassizii (desert tortoise)
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