| This
genus is the only genus of actual land tortoises living
naturally in North America and northern parts of Mexico.
The genus holds four species.
Gopherus
Rafinesque, 1832
Scaptochelys
Bramble, 1982
Xerobates |
|
Gopherus
agassizii (Cooper, 1863)
Gopherus
polyphemus agassizii (Cooper, 1863)
Testudo agassizii (Cooper, 1863)
Xerobates agassizii Cooper, 1863
Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley
& Velázques Solis, 1989 |
Distribution: Mexico
and USA. |
Gopherus
berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857)
Gopherus
polyphemus berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857)
Testudo berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857)
Xerobates berlandieri Agassiz, 1857
|
Distribution: Mexico
and USA. |
| Gopherus
flavomarginatus Legler, 1959
Distribution: Mexico.
|
Gopherus
polyphemus (Daudin, 1802)
Gopherus
polyphemus polyphemus (Daudin, 1802)
Testudo depressa Guérin-Méneville,
1829
Testudo gopher Gray, 1844
Testudo polyphemus Daudin, 1802 |
Distribution: USA.
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