The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States...

is a genus of fossorial tortoises commonly referred to as gopher tortoises. The gopher tortoise is grouped with land tortoises that originated 60 million...

desert tortoise, Morafka's desert tortoise Gopherus polyphemus, gopher tortoise Gopherus evgoodei, Sinaloan desert tortoise, Goode's thornscrub tortoise †...

The Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), also called the Mexican giant tortoise, Mexican gopher tortoise, yellow-bordered tortoise or yellow-margined...

Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus), also known commonly as the dark gopher frog, the dusky gopher frog, and the St. Tammany gopher frog, is a...

northern parts of its range it is restricted to sandhills and requires gopher tortoise burrows during colder seasons. Xeric slash pine plantations seem to...

some sources refer to it as Berlandier's tortoise. The Texas tortoise, unlike other species of gopher tortoise, is not an adept burrower. It uses the thick...

species have harmed the desert tortoise (California, Nevada) and gopher tortoise (Georgia, Florida's official tortoise). Egg-eating fire ants have reduced...

to as "gophers" Gopher snake – common name of several species of genus Pituophis endemic to west or southwest of North America Gopher tortoise (genus...

Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native...

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The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average...

habitat. In these non-breeding times, gopher frogs frequently inhabit gopher tortoise burrows, as well as the tunnels of burrowing crayfish or rodents, or...

Turtle and Tortoise Club. The race is no longer held. In 1979, a turtle race in Ft. Myers came under fire for treatment of Gopher tortoises. According...

the gopher tortoise tick, is a species of hard tick native to the United States whose adult and nymphal stages are commonly collected from the gopher tortoise...

Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia. The fruit is a food source for the gopher tortoise and many other species of wildlife. It was originally published as...

toes. Tortoises are specialized for terrestrial environments and have column-like legs with elephant-like feet and short toes. The gopher tortoise has flattened...

in burrowing, giving a body shape resembling the extant fossorial gopher tortoise, with strong shoulders and forelimbs, and increased muscle attachment...

other snakes, including rattlesnakes. Indigo snakes also eat small gopher tortoises when they are available. They are not aggressive snakes and will bite...

staurolite Nicknames: "Peach State" "Empire State of the South" Reptile: gopher tortoise Song: "Georgia on My Mind" Tree: live oak Vegetable: Vidalia onion...

metropolitan area. Ridgeland was originally known as "Gopher Hill" in 1894, derived from the gopher tortoise, which is indigenous to the area. The name was not...

Geochelone sulcate or African spurred tortoise Gopherus agassizii or desert tortoise Gopherus polyphemus or Gopher tortoise Indotestudo species Terrapene carolina...

the tortoise commensal noctuid moth, is a litter moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1899. Idea gopher has...

decline, almost certainly because the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is under threat; the moth relies on the tortoise in a unique way. All Ceratophaga...

American grasslands to investigate a mysterious creature in a shared gopher tortoise burrow, but the creature proves to be a hard catch. Fact File(s): Spotted...

early June 2020, a red-footed tortoise was reportedly stolen from the zoo. There was an ongoing police search, but the tortoise, 'Red', was never found. Animal...

red-cockaded woodpecker, indigo bunting, Florida scrub jay, box turtle, gopher tortoise, southern dusky salamander, scrub lizard, cottonmouth, and alligator...

preying on baby or juvenile turtles, i.e. the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and the common snapping turtle...

Nature Park, the only gopher tortoise relocation recipient site on the barrier island. It is occupied by 42 relocated tortoises and three which had been...

artifacts of cultural significance to Nova Scotia. Gus, the oldest known gopher tortoise, has lived at the museum for most of his life, after being purchased...