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| Scientific Name |
Type |
| Gopherus agassizii |
Reptilia |
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| Size: |
7-15 inches |
| Weight: |
8-15 pounds |
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| Characteristics: |
Dark brown shell, tan or yellow-orange underbelly |
| Habitat: |
Deserts and scrublands |
| Diet: |
Grasses, weeds, flowers, and cacti |
| Life Cycle: |
Mates in spring, lays 3-12 eggs in a nest in the ground |
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Introduction
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