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Scientific Name
Gopherus polyphemus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1801)
Park
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
gopher tortoise
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Testudinoidea |
| Family | Testudinidae |
| Subfamily | Xerobatinae |
| Genus | Gopherus |
| Species | Gopherus polyphemus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Kirsten E. Nicholson
Created Date
6/28/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
juddpatterson@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/3/2019 12:41:16 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: El.Site Db Code: USNPSER*18821. TNC Code: ARAAF01030., Park Species Data Source: Meshaka, Loftus, and Steiner. 2000.
