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Gopher tortoise

The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species. G. polyphemus is threatened by predation and habitat destruction. The…

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Gopher tortoise

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related to Sources · 24
Gopher tortoise → Barbara, Behavior, Benjamin, Connecticut, Craig, Effects, Gopher Tortoises, Gopherus Polyphemus, Greenwood Publishing Group, Guyer, Hermann, Herpetological Monographs, HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00004, ISBN, Johnson, Movement, Patterns, Population Density, S2CID, Sharon
related to Habitat conversion · 20
Gopher tortoise → According, Additional, Adult, April, Both, Brevard Zoo, Conversion, FFWC, Florida, Florida Fish, In, Melbourne, Nine-banded, On July, Red, Starting, The, They, Two, Wildlife Conservation Commission
related to Longleaf forest conservation · 19
Gopher tortoise → According, Conserving, East, Environmental Defense Fund's, Federal Endangered Species Act, Fish, Groups, Imperata, In, Invasive, Landowners, Most, Prescribed, Safe Harbor Agreement, Since, Successful, The, United States, Wildlife
related to Breeding and reproduction · 18
Gopher tortoise → April, During, February, Females, Florida, Gopher, If, Incubation, June, May, November, Reproduction, September, Sexual, South Carolina, The, These, Warmer
related to Habitat loss · 17
Gopher tortoise → Alabama, Although, Florida, FWS, Georgia, However, In, Longleaf, Louisiana, Mississippi, One, Over, Since European, South Carolina, The, These, Though
related to Human predation · 15
Gopher tortoise → Alabama, Also, Although, Captured, During, Florida, Gopher, Great Depression, Hoover, If, In, Moving, People, Some, Tortoises
related to Keystone species · 15
Gopher tortoise → Athene, Bachman's, Caterpillars, Ceratophaga, Drymarchon, FWS, Gopher, Peucaea, Rana, Several, The, The Florida Fish, Therefore, These, Wildlife Conservation Commission
related to Diet · 14
Gopher tortoise → As, Cnidoscolus, During, Dyschoriste, Fruits, Gopher, However, In, Juvenile, Richardia, Spanish, They, Thus, Tillandsia
related to Diseases · 13
Gopher tortoise → Although, Florida, Further, Gopher, However, Little, Mycoplasma, One, Symptoms, The, This, URTD, URTDs
related to Climate change · 11
Gopher tortoise → According, Also, Based, Climate, Extreme, FFWC, Invasive, Rising, Species, This, Warmer

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gopher tortoises tortoise species habitat polyphemus burrows florida may gopherus population pine also known longleaf human threatened endangered conservation eggs

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Gopher tortoiseis astate reptile of Georgia and the state tortoise of Florida0.90text
Gopher tortoiseis aterrestrial reptile that possesses forefeet that are well adapted for burrowing0.90text
gopher appleinstance ofand fruits0.80text
pawpawinstance ofand fruits0.80text
blackberriesinstance ofand fruits0.80text
and saw palmetto berriesinstance ofand fruits0.80text
armadillosinstance ofof clutches may be destroyed by predators0.80text
raccoonsinstance ofof clutches may be destroyed by predators0.80text
foxesinstance ofof clutches may be destroyed by predators0.80text
skunksinstance ofof clutches may be destroyed by predators0.80text
and alligators before the eggs hatchinstance ofof clutches may be destroyed by predators0.80text
and fewer than 6instance ofof clutches may be destroyed by predators0.80text

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