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...

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

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

tortoise Gopherus morafkai, Sonoran desert tortoise, Morafka's desert tortoise Gopherus polyphemus, gopher tortoise † Hadrianus Hadrianus corsoni (syn. H....

In the northern parts range is restricted to sandhills and require Gopher Tortoise burrows during colder seasons Xeric slash pine plantations seem to...

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

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...

being used in cancer research. The fruit is a food source for the gopher tortoise and many other species of wildlife. It was originally published as...

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...

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

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

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

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

male Hermann's tortoise with ongoing shell rot (circled in red) and scars from previous shell rot (circled in black) A gopher tortoise with severe pyramiding...

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

A number of rare animals are typical of this habitat including the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)...

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...

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

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

serves as a haven for the locally threatened gopher tortoise, an inhabitant of longleaf pine forests. Tortoises recovered from local urbanised areas have...

area. The park also contains many animals, including the threatened gopher tortoise and the indigo snake. In addition, the park offers camping and fishing...

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

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...

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

The gopher tortoise digs a burrow underground that may be up to ten feet deep and up to 30 feet long. More than 360 species may share the gopher's burrow...

restore the longleaf pine forest, and safe-guard the habitat of the gopher tortoise." IKEA is reported to be the largest private landowner in Romania since...

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

a carapace width of only 31.4 mm (1.24 in), as well as on juvenile gopher tortoise and apparently diamondback terrapin. Much more characteristic than...