Please help me

[Alles uber schildkroten]

My friend got this tortoise and she's really not sure what kind it is... Can you help me identify it? He's about 12 yrs old

 

[poison]

I believe gophers have those sacks (or what ever there called)on there jaws so that's what im going with. No clue what kind.

 

[tortadise]

Good ol texas tort. gopherus berlandieri.

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Did she find it or buy it? Its not legal to personally posses them in Texas without a permit for individual persons or for non commercial organizations, you can have 6. But if its just her she needs to apply for a permit or take it back to where she got it from if she found it.

 

[Yvonne G]

The Texas tortoise doesn't have a nuchal scute. I was going with desert tortoise, however the front leg scales are too rough. Might it possibly be a Chaco? I know the chaco is lighter in color. Maybe its a cross between a Texas and a desert.

http://www.tortoise.org/archives/gophdiff.html

 

[poison]

Chacos don't have that bump on there lower jaw.

 

[Laura]

where did your friend 'get' this animal from?

 

[Alles uber schildkroten]

He's 12 yrs old and that's how long she's had him. Her friend got him and her one from a breeder in Arizona..

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She's had him since he was a hatchling

 

[tortadise]

Way too large for a chaco. Also the gular does not protrude on chacos. Looks just like my texas torts, just younger. Not a bolsen either.

 

[Alles uber schildkroten]

Good ol texas tort. gopherus berlandieri.

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Did she find it or buy it? Its not legal to personally posses them in Texas without a permit for individual persons or for non commercial organizations, you can have 6. But if its just her she needs to apply for a permit or take it back to where she got it from if she found it.

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After looking this species up, it looks identical to my friends!! I believe this is what he is..