| NOUN | animal | genus Gopherus, Gopherus | gopher tortoises |
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| Meaning | gopher tortoises. | |
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| Synonym | Gopherus | |
| Member of | Testudinidae, family Testudinidae | Land tortoises |
| Members | Texas tortoise | Close relative to the desert tortoise |
| desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii | burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico | |
| gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopher, Gopherus polypemus | burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America | |
| Broader | reptile genus | A genus of reptiles |