Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

About Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Reptiles
Order: Turtles
Family: Tortoise

The gopher tortoise prefers dry landscapes such as sandy ridges and sand dunes, as well as the forests of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) (2) (4).
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Lifelists

North America
United States
World

Trips

No trip reports available.

Visits

2011-07-12

Seacrest Scrub Natural Area, United States of America
2024-01-24

Jonathan Dickinson State Park, United States of America