After Raynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004
Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832 †Oligopherus Hutchison, 1996 Xerobates Scaptochelys †(Oligopherus) Hutchison, 1996 †Gopherus (Oligopherus) laticuneus Cope, 1873 †Testudo quadrata Cope, 1884 †Testudo thompsoni Hay, 1908 †Testudo praeextans Lambe, 1913 †Gopherus praeextans (Lambe) Gilmore, 1946 †Gopherus praeextans (Lambe); Auffenberg, 1974 †Gopherus praeextans (Lambe); Bramble, 1982 †Gopherus praeextans (Lambe) Hutchinson, 1996 †Testudo quadrata Cope; Hutchinson, 1996 †Testudo thompsoni Hay; Hutchinson, 1996 †Gopherus laticuneus Cope; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 (Xerobates) Agassiz, 1857 Gopherus (Xerobates) agassizii (Cooper, 1863) Xerobates agassizii Cooper, 1863 Testudo agassizii (Cooper); Boulenger, 1889 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Stejneger, 1893 Gopherus polyphemus agassizii(Cooper); Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Brattstrom, 1961 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Van Devender et al., 1976 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Stebbins, 1985 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Iverson, 1992 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Liner, 1994 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Uetz, Etzold & Chenna, 1995-2000 Gopherus agassizii (Cooper); Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 Gopherus (Xerobates) berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857) Xerobates berlandieri Agassiz, 1857 Testudo berlandieri (Agassiz); Boulenger, 1889 Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz); Stejneger, 1893 Gopherus polyphemus berlandieri (Agassiz); Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 †Gopherus auffenbergi Mooser, 1972 †Gopherus auffenbergi Mooser; Bramble, 1982 Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz); Conant & Collins, 1991 Gopherus berlandieri Agassiz; Iverson, 1992 Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz); Liner, 1994 Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz); Uetz, Etzold & Chenna, 1995-2000 Gopherus berlandieri Agassiz; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 (Gopherus) Rafinesque, 1832 †Gopherus (Gopherus) vagus Hay, 1908 †Gopherus vagus Hay; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 †Gopherus (Gopherus) pansus Hay, 1908 †Gopherus pansus Hay; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 †Gopherus (Gopherus) brevisternus Loomis, 1909 Gopherus brevisternus Loomis, 1909 †Gopherus (Gopherus) canyonensis Johnston, 1937 †Gopherus pertenius Cope, 1892; Bramble, 1982 †Gopherus canyonensis Johnston; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 †Gopherus (Gopherus) donlaloi Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 Gopherus (Gopherus) flavomarginatus Legler, 1959 Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler, 1959 †Gopherus huecoensis Strain, 1966 †Gopherus huecoensis Strain; Auffenberg, 1974 Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler; Mooser, 1980 †Gopherus huecoensis Strain; Bramble, 1982 Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler; Bramble, 1982 Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler; Liner, 1994 Gopherus flavomarginatus Uetz, Etzold & Chenna, 1995-2000 Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 Gopherus (Gopherus) polyphemus (Daudin, 1802) Testudo polyphemus Daudin, 1802 Testudo depressa Guérin-Méneville, 1829 Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1802) Rafinesque, 1832 Testudo gopher Gray, 1844 Gopherus polyphemus Stejneger, 1893 †Gopherus atascosae Hay, 1902 †Gopherus praecedens Hay, 1916 Gopherus polyphemus polyphemus Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 †Gopherus atascosae Hay; Auffenberg, 1974 †Gopherus praecedens Hay; Auffenberg, 1974 †Gopherus atascosae Hay; Bramble, 1982 Gopherus polyphemus Conant & Collins, 1991 Gopherus polyphemus Daudin; Iverson, 1992 Gopherus polyphemus Uetz, Etzold & Chenna, 1995-2000 Gopherus polyphemus Daudin; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 non Gopherus sensu Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 †Gopherus mohavetus Merriam, 1919 †Gopherus brattstromi Brattstrom, 1961 †Testudo milleri Brattstrom, 1961 †Gopherus brattstromi Brattstrom; Auffenberg, 1974 †Gopherus brattstromi Brattstrom; Bramble, 1982 †Testudo milleri Brattstrom; Bramble, 1982 †“Gopherus” mohavetus Merriam, 1919; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 Nomina vana: †Gopherus edae Hay, 1907 Gopherus hollandi Hay, 1907 Gopherus hollandi Hay; Auffenberg, 1974 Gopherus hollandi Hay; Bramble, 1982 Gopherus edae Hay, 1907; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 †Gopherus hexagonatus Cope, 1893 †Gopherus hexagonatus Cope; Hibbard, 1960 †Gopherus hexagonatus Cope; Auffenberg, 1962 †Gopherus hexagonatus Cope; Lundelius, 1972 †Gopherus laticaudatus Cope, 1893; Auffenberg, 1974 †Gopherus laticaudatus Cope; Bramble, 1982 †Gopherus hexagonatus Cope; Westgate, 1989 †Gopherus hexagonatus Cope; Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004 †Gopherus pargensis Mooser, 1980
Reference(s):
- Reynoso, V.-H. & Montellano-Ballesteros, M., 2004: A new giant turtle of the genus Gopherus (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from the Pleistocene of Tamaulipas, Mexico, and a review of the phylogeny and biogeography of gopher tortoises.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 24, #4, pp. 822-837