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Original
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Rafinesque 1832 : 64 |
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Common
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Gopher Tortoises |
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Distribution |
Southern USA and northern Mexico |
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Comments |
Reviewed by Auffenberg and Franz (1978a-e) and Smith and Smith (1979). Although Bramble (1982:853) described the genus Scaptochelys to include the species agassizii and berlandieri, the name Xerobates was previously available (Bour and Dubois, 1984b); however, most authors consider this partitioning of the genus Gopherus invalid (e.g., Crumly, 1984b, 1984c, 1990; but see Lamb et al., 1989). |
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