Texas Tortoise
Gopherus berlandieri
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- G. berlandieri – Dimmit Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- G. berlandieri – Dimmit Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- G. berlandieri – Kleberg Co, TX – photo by Toby Brock
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- G. berlandieri – Zapata Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- G. berlandieri – Zavala Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- G. berlandieri – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Gopherus berlandieri occurs in southern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Gopherus berlandieri is listed by the State of Texas as a Threatened species.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz – 1857)
Genus: Gopherus, derived by C. S. Rafinesque in 1816 from the word gopher which at that time was in common use in North America as a generic term to describe burrowing rodents, or small burrowing animals. ref. Connor & Cohen, www.tortoise.org.
Species: berlandieri, honors Jean Louis Berlandier
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962