Gopherus polyphemus

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Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Gopherus
Species: Gopherus polyphemus
Name[edit]
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1801)
Type locality: Vicinity of Savannah, Georgia (restricted by K.P. Schmidt, 1953).
Synonymy[edit]
- Testudo polyphemus Daudin, 1801: 256
- Testudo depressa Guérin-Méneville, 1829
- Testudo Polyphemus — Duméril & Bibron, 1835: 104
- Testudo gopher Gray, 1844
- Testudo Polyphemus — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 220
- Gopherus polyphemus — Stejneger 1893
- Gopherus polyphemus polyphemus, Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
- Gopherus polyphemus — Conant & Collins, 1991: 74
- Gopherus polyphemus — Crother, 2000
- Gopherus polyphemus — McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2004
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Daudin, F.M. 1801. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Second. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 432 pp. + pls. XVI–XXVIII. BHL Reference page.
Additional references[edit]
- McCord, W.P. & Joseph-Ouni, M. 2004. Chelonian Illustrations #14: North and South American Tortoises. Reptilia (GB) 34: 47–50.
Vernacular names[edit]
Deutsch: Georgia-Gopherschildkröte
English: Gopher tortoise, Florida Gopher Tortoise
español: Tortuga de la Florida
日本語: アナホリゴファーガメ
português: Tartaruga-da-Flórida
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