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gopher tortoise
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gopher tortoise

Land tortoise occurring in the southern USA. It has a domed shell and scaly legs. Its forelegs are flattened for digging the burrow where it lives. Gopher tortoises reach lengths of up to 37 cm/14.5 in.

Classification

The gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus is in family Cheloniidae, order Testudinae, class Reptilia.



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The desert tortoises - of the species Gopherus agassizii - were labeled endangered by the federal government under an emergency designation in 1989.
RAVENS IN CROSS-HAIRS? BIRDS MAY BE TARGETED IN MOVE TO PROTECT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Scientifically called gopherus agassizii, desert tortoises were labeled an endangered species by the federal government under an emergency designation in 1989.
SPECIES LOSING RACE FOR SURVIVAL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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