Help identifying

[Melissacoop]

Hi all!
what kind of tortoise is this? This girl on Facebook thinks it’s a Sulcata but I knew it wasn’t. I know the pictures aren’t great but you can see middle scute behind head and I think front legs are smoothish.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Hi all!
what kind of tortoise is this? This girl on Facebook thinks it’s a Sulcata but I knew it wasn’t. I know the pictures aren’t great but you can see middle scute behind head and I think front legs are smoothish.

Not a Sulcata, gopher tortoise maybe? Where is the person located?

 

[Melissacoop]

Not a Sulcata, gopher tortoise maybe? Where is the person located?

I’ll try to find out. Thanks.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Not a Sulcata, gopher tortoise maybe? Where is the person located?

It does look like an indigenous tortoise if the gopher family.

 

[Melissacoop]

I told her to post on here herself as I don’t have any info as to her location. She said she did. Thanks everyone!

 

[Tom]

I agree. Not a sulcata. Appears to be Gopherus. It sure looks a lot like a DT, but I can't be sure from the pics. I don't have any experience with the gopher tortoises of Florida, and there are some similarities.

 

[Yvonne G]

The person who owns this tortoise has joined the Forum and has a thread here. It's a desert tortoise, and her thread has been moved to the North American Species section.