Desert NWR - Desert Tortoise and Cactus

Desert Tortoise standing next to a blooming prickly pear cactus with pink flowers

Photo By/Credit

Joshua Contois/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Banner Image

Male desert tortoise standing next to a blooming beavertail cactus.

Facility

Desert National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Desert

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Gopherus agassizii

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris

Subject tags

Deserts

Flowering plants

Plants

Reptiles

Wildflowers

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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