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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.
Gopherus is a genus of fossorial tortoises commonly referred to as gopher tortoises. The gopher tortoise is grouped with land tortoises that originated 60 million years ago, in North America. A genetic study has shown that their closest relatives are in the Asian genus Manouria. [1] The gopher tortoises live in the southern United States from ...
Amblyomma tuberculatum, commonly known as 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, Gopherus polyphemus, with as many as 19 individual ticks taken from a single tortoise. [1] [2]
The Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), also called the Mexican giant tortoise, Mexican gopher tortoise, yellow-bordered tortoise or yellow-margined tortoise, is a species of tortoise from North America. Of the six North American tortoise species, it is the largest, having a carapace length of about 46 cm (18 in).
The Texas tortoise, unlike other species of gopher tortoise, is not an adept burrower.Its preferred habitat is dry scrub and grasslands. Succulent plants, a preferred food of the Texas tortoise, are common in these areas.
Gopher tortoises (Georgia, Florida's official tortoise) have been impacted by the loss of 97% of the Southeast's longleaf pine forest. [115] [123] Introduced invasive species. New plant species have harmed the desert tortoise (California, Nevada) and gopher tortoise (Georgia, Florida's official tortoise).
Gopher tortoise; S. Sonoran Desert tortoise; T. Texas tortoise This page was last edited on 30 March 2013, at 05:37 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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 ...