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Basic information
Gopherus polyphemus
(Florida) Gopher Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyTortoises
GenusGopher and Desert Tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva myší
- English name
- (Florida) Gopher Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Florida gopher tortoise, Florida Gopherschildkröte, Gopher Tortoise
- Synonyms
- Testudo atlas, Testudo depressa, Testudo gopher, Testudo polyphaemus, Testudo polyphemus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 280 mm
- Body mass
- max 10,008 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 41 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 60 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- ~34.5 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–25 individuals
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
- Egg length
- ~41 mm
- Egg width
- ~38 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3H2LJ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4