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    of Gopherus that became extinct in the late Pleistocene: †Gopherus donlaloi (Reynoso and Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004) †Gopherus depressus †Gopherus hexagonatus...
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    ISBN 0-307-47009-1 (hardcover). (Gopherus polyphemus, pp. 62–63). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gopherus polyphemus. Species Gopherus polyphemus at The Reptile...
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    tortoises exist: Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and Morafka's desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai). The new species name is in honor of...
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    federal government lists Gopherus berlandieri as A (= Threatened) in Mexico. Likewise, using Environmental Vulnerability Scores, Gopherus berlandieri scored...
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    Berlandier's tortoise Gopherus flavomarginatus, Bolson tortoise Gopherus morafkai, Sonoran desert tortoise, Morafka's desert tortoise Gopherus polyphemus, gopher...
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    tortoises exist: Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and Morafka's desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai). G. morafkai occurs east of the Colorado...
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    The Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), also called the Mexican giant tortoise or yellow-margined tortoise, is a species of tortoise from North...
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    Gopherus evgoodei is active from June until November and it is assumed this corresponds with monsoonal rains and corresponding plant growth. Gopherus...
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  • tortoise Geochelone sulcate or African spurred tortoise Gopherus agassizii or desert tortoise Gopherus polyphemus or Gopher tortoise Indotestudo species Terrapene...
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  • Pituophis endemic to west or southwest of North America Gopher tortoise (genus Gopherus), distributed in North America Gopher wood, of unclear meaning, mentioned...
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    Mojave Desert, Astragalus didymocarpus is foraged on by desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and is a significant part of their diet. Contu, S. (2012). "Astragalus...
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    leatherback sea turtle can dive over 1,200 m (3,900 ft). Species of the genus Gopherus can tolerate both below freezing and over 40 °C (104 °F) in body temperature...
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    ungulates, but the North American Ceratophaga vicinella feeds on the shells of the tortoise Gopherus polyphemus. A Caterpillar that Eats Tortoise Shells v t e...
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  • turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera)...
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    Damselfly (Argia vivida) Mammal Desert bighorn sheep Reptile Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Tree Bristlecone pine, Single-leaf Piñon (Pinus monophylla)...
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    Tennessee). Under Gopherus (gopher tortoises), there are Gopherus polyphemus (Georgia's state reptile and Florida's state tortoise) and Gopherus agassizii (California...
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    with a tortoise named after him in 2016. The Goode's thornscrub tortoise (Gopherus evgoodei) is a desert species from Northern Mexico described by a team...
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    rare animals are typical of this habitat including the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Sherman's fox...
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    Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria...
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    black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus), and desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Various other species are particularly common in the Mojave...
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    Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria...
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    baby or juvenile turtles, i.e. the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and the common snapping turtle (Chelydra...
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    Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria...
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    eyespots in the middle of the hind wings. A species of burrowing tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, is named after Polyphemus because of their both using subterranean...
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    the Sonora mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense); and the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Amphibians include numerous toads and frogs in the American...
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    Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria...
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  • Pasteurellaceae. Strains of this species were isolated from desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizi). P. testudinis may be pathogenic in tortoises. SNIPES, K. P.;...
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    Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria...
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  • adult and nymphal stages are commonly collected from the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, with as many as 19 individual ticks taken from a single tortoise...
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    burrows, but rather uses those dug by small rodents or gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). These snakes typically don't move far from their "home burrows"...
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