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Meaning of gopherus




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

gopherus
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It means desert turtle, so they are also called Xerobates. It is a genus of turtles in the family Testudinidae, i.e. terrestrial turtles, which exists only in North America. They are called scrub turtles or desert turtles. They live in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa of Mexico and in the Deserts of Mohave and Tamaulipas.

  




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Gopherus : The only genus of turtles in the North American testudine family that are characterized by their ability to dig large and deep burrows and feed on vegetables at sunrise and sunset.

  



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