- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Gopher Tortoise
- Creator:
- Miller, James H.
- Date of Original:
- 1950/2022
- Subject:
- Sandhills (Ga.-N.C.)
Shrubs--Georgia
Sand--Georgia
Gopher tortoise--Georgia
Turtles--Georgia
Reptiles--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- encyclopedias
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Sandhills form the prime habitat of Georgia's state reptile, the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus).
Photograph of a gopher tortoise resting on a sandhill. Sandhills form the prime habitat of Georgia's state reptile, the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus).
Sandhills are found on the fall line in Georgia and along the northern and eastern banks of large Coastal Plain streams in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and North and South Carolina. Sandhills are characterized by thick sandy deposits one to twenty-five meters deep. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/sandhills/m-3384/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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