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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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