Sentence examples for gopher tortoise from inspiring English sources
noun
Any of the species of the taxonomic genus , which are burrowing tortoises of southern North America.
We spotted a gopher tortoise and a lethargic armadillo.
We also encountered the endangered California gopher tortoise.
In addition, the gopher tortoise is considered a threatened species with extra protections in the state.
There's only so far a salamander can crawl or a gopher tortoise can walk.
Not to mention the gopher tortoise, which Mr. Schueler had first sighted grazing in his vegetable garden.
In Florida, a medium sized chelonian, the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) will excavate extensive subterranean chambers that can endure for long periods of time.
Gopher tortoises and blue jays.
He started a refuge for gopher tortoises.
The ones that are endangered, such as gopher tortoises and indigo snakes, are threatened mostly by habitat destruction.
The dusky gopher frog spends most of its time underground, living in tree stumps and holes created by gopher tortoises, hence its name.
We investigated the mating system of a translocated population of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) established through multiple releases, which occurred primarily during 1987–1994.
