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The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species. G. polyphemus is threatened by predation and habitat ...
This is a list of maximum recorded animal lifespans in captivity.Only animals from the classes of the Chordata phylum are included. [1] On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals.
Gopher tortoises are mainly herbivores that feed on low growing plant life. Their diet consists mostly of grasses and legumes but they will also feed on small berries and fruits . Desert tortoise ( Gopherus agassizii ) drinking from roadway in Joshua Tree National Park
gopher tortoise: Testudinidae: High Apalone ferox: Florida softshell turtle: Trionychidae: Moderate Apalone mutica: smooth softshell turtle: Trionychidae: Low Apalone spinifera: spiny softshell turtle: Trionychidae: Low Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata [10] Atlantic hawksbill: Cheloniidae: Highest/U.S. Fish and Wildlife lists as endangered [11]
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the Mojave or Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii); known primarily from the California counties of Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. [5] Its range continues northeast of Death Valley and the Mojave Desert through the Nevada counties of Clark , Esmeralda , Lincoln and Nye , as well as Mohave ...
Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda. The tortoise is in captivity at the nearby wilderness center, but occasionally allowed to walk out front in the sun. The red coloring was apparently added by children of the tortoise's former owner. Date: 17 January 2010: Source: Own work: Author: Wknight94: Permission ...
Two bordering western states, California and Nevada, chose the desert tortoise. [6] [24] The loggerhead sea turtle was named by South Carolina as state reptile, while Florida chose it as state saltwater reptile. [nb 13] [14] [45] Florida also named an official tortoise, the gopher tortoise, the same animal as Georgia's state reptile. [12] [16] [17]