Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Gopherus
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Gopher Tortoises
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Gopherschildkröten
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Goferskildpadder
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1832 |  |
Gopherus Rafinesque (type species: Testudo polyphemus Daudin 1802) |
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1857 | |
Xerobates Agassiz (type species: Xerobates berlandieri Agassiz 1857; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1982 | |
Scaptochelys Bramble (type species: Xerobates agassizii Cooper 1863; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 4 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The taxonomic status of records from Baja California Sur is unclear (González-Sánchez, Johnson, González-Solís, Fucsko & Wilson 2021).
Distribution:
S. USA, N. Mexico.
Reported from:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
USA
(Alabama,
Arizona,
California,
Florida,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Nevada,
South Carolina,
Texas,
Utah).
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Gopherus agassizii
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Mohave Desert Tortoise, (Agassiz' Desert Tortoise, Desert Tortoise)
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Mojave-Gopherschildkröte
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Mojave-goferskildpadde
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1863 | |
Xerobates agassizii Cooper |
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Testudo agassizii Cope 1875 |
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Gopherus agassizii Stejneger 1893 |
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Gopherus polyphemus agassizii Mertens & Wermuth 1955 |
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Scaptochelys agassizii Bramble 1982 |
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1989 | |
Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley & Solis (Crumly & Grismer 1994; Fritz & Havas 2006; Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011) |
Remarks:
Previously included the populations now assigned to morafkai and evgoodei.
The taxonomic status of records from Baja California Sur is unclear (González-Sánchez, Johnson, González-Solís, Fucsko & Wilson 2021).
Distribution:
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Nevada,
Utah).
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Gopherus agassizii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Gopherus berlandieri
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Texas Tortoise, (Berlandier's Tortoise)
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Texas-Gopherschildkröte
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Texas-goferskildpadde
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1857 | |
Xerobates berlandieri Agassiz |
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Testudo berlandieri Strauch 1862 |
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Xerobates gopher berlandieri Gray 1873 |
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Gopherus berlandieri Stejneger 1893 |
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Gopherus polyphemus berlandieri Mertens & Wermuth 1955 |
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Scaptochelys berlandieri Bramble 1982 |
Remarks:
This species was reported to occur in San Luis Potosi by Taylor (1949), but without localities or vouchers.
The record was repeated by many others (e.g., Auffenberg & Franz 1978; Fritz & Havas 2006; McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004c).
However, the most recent checklists for San Luis Potosi (Lemos-Espinal & Dixon 2013; Lemos-Espinal, Smith & Woolrich-Piña 2018) did not include the species.
It is tentatively included for the state herein on the basis of Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk (2017), who plotted two localities that are
clearly within the state.
Introduced to:
Mexico
(Jalisco),
USA
(California).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
USA
(Texas).
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Gopherus evgoodei
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Sinaloan Desert Tortoise, Sinaloan Thornscrub Tortoise, (Goode's Thornscrub Tortoise)
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Sinaloa-Gopherschildkröte
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Sinaloa-goferskildpadde
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2016 | |
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez-Torres & Murphy |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as the southernmost populations of agassizi or, more recently, of morafkai.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Sinaloa,
Sonora).
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Gopherus flavomarginatus
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Bolson Tortoise, Mexican Giant Tortoise, Mexican Giant Gopher Tortoise
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Bolson-Gopherschildkröte, Mexikanische Gopherschildkröte
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Bolson-goferskildpadde
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Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler |
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Gopherus polyphemus flavomarginatus Wermuth & Mertens 1961 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango).
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Gopherus morafkai
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Sonoran Desert Tortoise, (Morafka's Desert Tortoise)
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Sonora-Gopherschildkröte
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Sonora-goferskildpadde
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Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle |
Remarks:
This species, along with evgoodei, represents what was formerly considered the southern populations of agassizii.
Previously included the populations now assigned to evgoodei.
Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk (2017) erroneously included Sinaloa in the distribution, however, records of morafkai from this state refer to evgoodei,
which also corresponds to these authors' range maps.
Several individuals have been reported from southwesternmost New Mexico, although there is no indication that the species has become established in the state
(Bartlett & Bartlett 2013, as G. agassizii).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora),
USA
(Arizona).
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Gopherus polyphemus
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Gopher Tortoise
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Florida-Gopherschildkröte
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Florida-goferskildpadde
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1802 | |
Testudo polyphemus Daudin |
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Emys polyphemus Schweigger 1812 |
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Xerobates polyphemus True 1881 |
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Gopherus polyphemus Stejneger 1893 |
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1829 | |
Testudo depressa Cuvier in Guérin-Méneville (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1844 | |
Testudo gopher Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Xerobates gopher Gray 1873 |
Introduced to:
USA
(Tennessee).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
South Carolina).
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Gopherus polyphemus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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