Gopherus

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genus taxon

Gopherus is a genus of North American tortoises known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to arid and semi-arid habitats.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Gopherus flavomarginatus 1
gopher tortoise 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adapted to arid environments ⓘ
adapted to semi-arid environments ⓘ
bodyCovering scales ⓘ
class Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName gopher tortoises ⓘ
conservationConcern several species threatened ⓘ
containsTaxon Gopherus agassizii NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gopherus berlandieri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gopherus evgoodei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gopherus flavomarginatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gopherus morafkai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gopherus polyphemus NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet cacti ⓘ
forbs ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
primarily grasses ⓘ
distribution North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole ecosystem engineer ⓘ
family Testudinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat arid habitats ⓘ
deserts ⓘ
pine flatwoods ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ
semi-arid habitats ⓘ
hasShell true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanCharacteristic long-lived ⓘ
locomotion terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBehavior burrowing ⓘ
order Testudines NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon Testudinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryActivityPeriod diurnal ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration lungs ⓘ
shelterType burrows ⓘ
skeletonType vertebrate ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
thermoregulation ectothermic ⓘ
usesBurrowsFor protection from extreme temperatures ⓘ
protection from predators ⓘ
thermoregulation ⓘ
vernacularName gopher tortoises ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bolson tortoise → genus → Gopherus ⓘ
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge → habitatFor → Gopherus ⓘ
this entity surface form: gopher tortoise
Bolson tortoise → hasScientificName → Gopherus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gopherus flavomarginatus