Summary description from Wikipedia:

Gopherus polyphemus in languages:

Arabic

سلحفاة جوفر

Arabic

سلحفاة أمريكية

Czech

želva myší

Danish

Florida-goferskildpadde

English

Gopher Tortoise

French

Gophère Polyphème

French

Tortue Gaufrée

German

Georgia-Gopherschildkröte

Japanese

アナホリゴファーガメ

Polish

Żółw norowy

Portuguese

Tartaruga-geômis

Russian

Гофер-полифем

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Parent Taxon

• Gopherus

Sibling Taxa

• Gopherus agassizii
• Gopherus berlandieri
• Gopherus evgoodei
• Gopherus flavomarginatus
• Gopherus morafkai
• Gopherus polyphemus

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