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North American Tortoises

Common Name
North American Tortoises
Gopher Tortoises

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Gopherus

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subgenus0
Species64
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies0
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa64

Location in Taxonomic Tree

FamilyTestudinidae
GenusGopherus
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