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  2. Gopher tortoise - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Onthophagus polyphemi - Wikipedia

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    Onthophagus polyphemi, known generally as the gopher tortoise onthophagus beetle or onthophagus tortoise commensal scarab, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Subspecies

  4. Amblyomma tuberculatum - Wikipedia

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    The distribution of Amblyomma tuberculatum has been thought to be intrinsically linked to the distribution of its primary host, the gopher tortoise, but the presence of gopher tortoises does not always equate to the presence of A. tuberculatum, with only 23% of gopher tortoise populations infested with A. tuberculatum in one study, suggesting a more restricted distribution for the tick than ...

  5. List of reptiles of Northern America - Wikipedia

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    This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.

  6. Gopherus - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Bolson tortoise - Wikipedia

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    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).

  8. List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States

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    Pascagoula map turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) EN. Pearl River map turtle (Graptemys pearlensis) EN, [2] species not recognized by SSAR [3] Ringed map turtle (Graptemys oculifera) VU; Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae) VU; Alabama red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) EN; Family Testudinidae (tortoises) Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) VU

  9. Goode's thornscrub tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The Goode's thornscrub tortoise, also known as the Sinaloan thornscrub tortoise, Sinaloan desert tortoise or Goode's desert tortoise (Gopherus evgoodei), is a species of tortoise that is native to the Sinaloan desert region.