Pete Oxford / Florida gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) male at burrow, The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve Telfair County, Georgia, USA, threatened species in Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) underneath view of male showing plastral projection - highly developed. The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia, USA. Threatened spec...

Pete Oxford / Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) female, The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia, USA

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) male in burned area, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) male, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) male, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) female going into burrow, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) female, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) female, Georgia

Scott Leslie / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida

Rob Tilley / Gopher Tortoise Crossing warning sign, Sanibel, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller / Road crossing sign for Florida gopher tortoise {Gopherus polyphemus} Florida, USA - endangered species

Patricio Robles Gil / Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) leaving tracks in rippled sand, Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) leaving tracks in rippled sand, Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) crossing rippled sand, Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Steven David Miller / Florida gopher tortoise at burrow entrance {Gopherus polyphemus} FL, USA Doreshan

Steven David Miller / Florida gopher tortoise entering burrow {Gopherus polyphemus} FL, USA, North America

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) male at burrow after burn, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) male, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) female, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) female, Georgia

Steven David Miller / Florida gopher tortoise grazing {Gopherus polyphemus} Sanibel Is Florida USA

DAVID TIPLING / Florida gopher tortoise {Gopherus polyphemus} Florida USA

Steven David Miller / Florida gopher tortoise grazing {Gopherus polyphemus} Sanibel Is Florida USA