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Gopherus polyphemus is the binomial, Latin or scientific name for the gopher tortoise.
Specifically, the first part of the name is the genus. This particular genus is the only one that is native to North America. The gopher tortoise is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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What is the scientific name for a gopher turtle?
The scientific name for a gopher tortoise is Gopherus polyphemus.
What is the scientific name of a pocket gopher?
The scientific name of a pocket gopher is Geomyidae.
What is a sophisticated name for a gopher?
the scientific name for a gopher is Thomomys Source: http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.3.html
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the amphibian gopher frog?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rana capito.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the amphibian dusky gopher frog?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rana sevosa.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the amphibian Mississippi gopher frog?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rana sevosa.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the reptile Gopher tortoise?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Gopherus polyphemus (formerly Testudo polyphemus).
What does the scientific name 'Gopherus' mean in English?
The Gopherus Polyphemus is a tortoise native to the coastal plains of the USA, Commonly called the Gopher Tortoise
Are gophers related to horned gophers?
Obviously, having the word gopher in its name, the horned gopher is related to our modern day gopher
What is the pigs name in Winnie the pooh?
There was a gopher named Samuel J. Gopher . This character only appeared in the Disney version of the A.J. Milne series about Winnie the Pooh. This is in all probability due to the fact that the gopher (any of several small burrowing rodents) is endemic to North America not the British Isles.
What name did millicent big sister give her?
Gopher
What rodent name starts with g?
Gopher should do it.
