Gopherus berlandieri
(Agassiz, 1857)
go-FER-uhs — ber-lan-DER-ai
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Texas
First instance(s) of published English names:
Western Gopher (Xerobates berlandieri: Yarrow, Henry C. 1882. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249); Texas Gopher (Gopherus berlandieri: Strecker, John K., Jr. 1922. An annotated catalogue of the amphibians and reptiles of Bexar County, Texas. Bulletin Scientific Society of San Antonio (4):1-31); Berlandier's Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.); Berlandier's Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1857
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Agassiz, Louis. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. Volume 1. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusets. 452pp.
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1947
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Mittleman, M. Budd. Notes on Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz). Copeia 1947(3):No page number
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1952
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Woodbury, Angus M. Hybrids of Gopherus berlandieri and G. agassizii. Herpetologica 8:33-36
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1974
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Bramble, Dennis M. Occurrence and significance of the Os transiliens in gopher tortoises. Copeia 1974:102-109
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1978
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Auffenberg, Walter and Franz, Richard. Gopherus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (211):1-2
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1978
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Auffenberg, Walter and Franz, Richard. Gopherus berlandieri. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (213):1-2
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1982
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Bramble, Dennis M. Scaptochelys: Generic revision and evolution of gopher tortoises. Copeia 1982(4):852-867
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