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  2. List of reptiles of Florida - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive, etc.). Three out of the four orders of reptiles can be found in ...

  3. Gopher tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species. G. polyphemus is threatened by predation and habitat ...

  4. List of mammals of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The Florida bonneted bat, Florida mouse and Florida salt marsh vole are the only mammal species endemic to Florida. The mouse depends on the gopher tortoise (also endangered) for its survival, because it makes its burrows from tortoise burrows, or in the absence of those, oldfield mouse burrows. [182]

  5. Indigenous peoples of Florida - Wikipedia

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    At the time of the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, in 1823, the Mikasukis were one of the two most important bands of Native Americans in Florida west of the Suwannee River. In 1826 six chiefs from Florida, including representatives of the Mikasukis, were taken to Washington in order to impress them with the power of the United States.

  6. Two rare Galápagos tortoises stolen from Florida zoo

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    The two rare Galápagos tortoises were taken from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park on Nov. 30. The staff and local police are asking for information.

  7. Florida red-bellied cooter - Wikipedia

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    The Florida red-bellied cooter is commonly exported for consumption and the pet trade, with about 50% wild caught individuals and 50% captive bred. Most of US export statistics (as collected by the World Chelonian Trust in 2002–2005) simply describe exported turtles by the genus, Pseudemys , without identifying the species.

  8. ‘Loot’ found buried in yard of man accused of kidnapping rare ...

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    ‘Loot’ found buried in yard of man accused of kidnapping rare tortoises, Florida cops say. Irene Wright. November 17, 2023 at 12:25 PM. St. Petersburg Police Department via Facebook.

  9. Gopherus - Wikipedia

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    The gopher tortoise is grouped with land tortoises that originated 60 million years ago, in North America. A genetic study has shown that their closest relatives are in the Asian genus Manouria. [1] The gopher tortoises live in the southern United States from California's Mojave Desert across to Florida, and in parts of northern Mexico.