Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) (Agassiz, 1857)

 

Synonyms: Xerobates berlandieri, Testudo berlandieri

 

 

Gopherus berlandieri is found in mesquite and cactus dominated savannas and thornscrub in southern Texas (USA) and northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas).

 

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