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Gopherus berlandieri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Gopherus berlandieri
Species Authority: (Agassiz, 1857)
Common Name/s:
English – Berlandier's Tortoise, Texas Tortoise
French РGoph̬re Du Texas, Tortue Du Texas
Spanish – Tortuga De Texas
Synonym/s:
Xerobates berlandieri Agasiz, 1857

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern     ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
History:
1994 – Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Indeterminate

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Mexico; United States
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Gopherus berlandieri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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