Gopher Tortoise is an important reptile because the holes they make provides housing for other critters. The FWC estimates their burrows creates housing for over 360 species!
By Judy Gallagher - https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/31527638716/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54302550
Some of the animals the tortoise provides homes for include endangered owls and indigo snakes. Certainly an important animal to have around.
2 comments:
I never heard of this tortoise and they are very much needed for what they do for many other species.
Mike,
Do they make these holes to lay their eggs or do they actually live underground?
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