California Wildlife Series - Round-tailed Squirrel - Xerospermophilus Tereticaudus Stock Photo

A round-tailed squirrel near it's burrow hole on the dried irrigation canal bank in Imperial Valley, Salton Sea, California. The round-tailed ground squirrel - Xerospermophilus tereticaudus known as Ardillón cola redonda in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. They are called ground squirrels because they burrow in loose soil, often under mesquite trees and creosote bushes. HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni for websites, news, print and other media.