one of two in the immediate area - see observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130546875
one of two in the immediate area - see observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130546874/edit
this guy was trying to cross the road and we had to help him to the other side. This guy was maybe 2.5 ft long snout to tail. Muscular and very heavy. They have thick rough skin and long tail.
Out enjoying the beautiful day
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii); Mojave Desert, CA
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W. outskirts of Sprout Cemetery toward wetland