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Gopher Tortoise Council About Gopher Tortoise
Auburn University, Alabama HISTORY The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) belongs to a group of land tortoises that originated in western North America nearly 60 million years ago. At least ... of exotic pet tortoises, and predation by domestic dogs. RESEARCH NEEDS Many questions about gopher tortoises remain unanswered. How long do tortoises live? How do tortoises select mates? How much land is ...
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FLMNH Herpetology Collection
Africa, 275 from the Palearctic, and 220 from Australia/Oceania. Large holdings of land tortoises and varanid lizards resulted from Walter Auffenberg's research, and his work on ... , species distributions, voucher specimens, status of threatened and endangered species, conservation, resource management, land use issues, and related topics, are available to interested state and Federal agencies, ...
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Walter Auffenberg Bibliography
United States. Princeton University Press. (with W.W. Milstead) 1966. The carpus of land tortoises (Testudininae). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 10(5):159-191. ... Edition, pp. 6-10. (Condensed from International Wildlife, November – December, 1982) 1986. New land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Miocene of Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, ...
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Status Reports
Land Tortoises in India (Executive Summary) B. C. Choudhury, S. Bhupathy, and Edward O. Moll VIEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Status of the Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles of Colombia Olga Victoria Castaño-Mora VIEW ABSTRACT Land Tortoises ... and Status of Pancake Tortoises, Malacochersus tornieri, in Kenya Roger C. Wood and Alec MacKay VIEW ABSTRACT Specific Threats to Tortoises in Israel (Abstract) ...
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Editorial El-Ashry
Island in Seychelles, feral goats were out-competing the last remaining natural population of giant land tortoises in the Indian Ocean. More than 80 per cent of the goat population has now ...
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Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau-The Arizona Strip (part 1 of 3)
Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau-The Arizona Strip (part 1 of 3) Search the ... a hundred species of birds, including golden eagles, and recently released endangered California condors. Desert tortoises, desert mule deer, coyotes and bobcats are found in suitable habitats throughout the region. The ...
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Turtles, Tortoises, Chelonians: Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society
Tortoises, Chelonians: Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise ... @matts-turtles.org Dedicated to the conservation and care of turtles and tortoises Upcoming Events Home News Board of Directors Meetings Events Membership Adoptions Contact ... chance to meet many wonderful turtles in a beautiful mountain setting. There's land to walk, a lake to fish, and a pool to swim in. ...
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Galapagos Land Ecosystems | Charles Darwin Foundation
Galapagos include Darwin’s finches, giant tortoises, land iguanas, tree cacti, and many lesser known but equally important members of the ecosystem, such as more than 60 endemic land ... currently many challenges to native terrestrial biodiversity. Galapagos Marine ecosystems Land ecosystems Land zones Challenges in Galapagos Galapagos management For visitors Site map Site ...
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Burrowing Owl - Land Bird - The Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl - Land Bird - The Burrowing Owl It's Nature In the Air On the Ground On the ... habitat, but are always a permanent... Desert Tortoise Desert Tortoises are land dwellers of the turtle family, which are reptilian in nature. The Desert Tortoises have... Comments Leave a Comment Below » Your Name ...
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Ground Reptiles - Land Dwelling Reptiles - Part 2
Ground Reptiles - Land Dwelling Reptiles - Part 2 It's Nature In the Air On the Ground On the ... be anywhere... Cottonmouth Water Moccasin » Desert Tortoise Desert Tortoises are land dwellers of the turtle family, which are reptilian in nature. The Desert Tortoises have brown shells 8-15 inches long with flattened ...
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