Gopherus evgoodei Goode’s Thornscrub Tortoise
Álamos, Sonora, MexicoAugust 24, 2017
Goode’s Thornscrub Tortoise (Gopherus evgoodei) Goode’s Thornscrub Tortoise (Gopherus evgoodei)
The previous day, other herpers had discovered two tortoises sheltering under this rusty old truck bed. But on the day I looked, there was just this one.

These thornscrub-inhabiting tortoises were just split out into their own species in 2016.

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