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Gopher Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of the Gopherus genus native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for 360 other animal species.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_tortoise
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Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise)
Find population statistics and information about the Gopher Tortoise from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9403/0
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ADW: Gopher Tortoise - Gopherus polyphemus
The upper shell is brown or tan, with growth rings evident on younger individuals, but these are worn away on adults. The under shell is unhinged, dull yellowish in color, with the soft parts being grayish brown.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gopherus_polyphemus/
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Gopher Tortoise - ARKive
The gopher tortoise has a light to dark brown, elongate upper shell and dull yellow plastron. The skin is greyish brown and the head is large and blunt.
http://www.arkive.org/gopher-tortoise/gopherus-polyphemus/
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Gopher Tortoise - ReptilesMagazine
The gopher tortoise is only one of three species of tortoises that are true burrowers with the Bolsons tortoise and the African spurred tortoise being the others.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtle-Tortoise-Species/Gopher-Tortoise
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Gopher Tortoise - FWS
The gopher tortoise is a large, dark-brown to grayish-black terrestrial turtle with elephantine hind feet, shovel-like forefeet, and a gular projection beneath the head on the yellowish, hingeless plastron or undershell.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=C044
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Gopher Tortoise - Defenders of Wildlife
Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about gopher tortoises.
http://www.defenders.org/gopher-tortoise/basic-facts
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Fact Sheet On The Gopher Tortoise
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's North Florida Field Office fact sheet on the gopher tortoise, a dry-land turtle; a federally listed species in the western population and a candidate species in the eastern population.
http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/gophertortoise/gopher_tortoise_fact_sheet.html
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Gopher Tortoise - MyFWC
Gopher tortoises are long-lived reptiles that occupy upland habitat throughout Florida including forests, pastures, and yards. They dig deep burrows for shelter and forage on low-growing plants.
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/gopher-tortoise
