A new giant turtle of the genus Gopherus (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from the Pleistocene of Tamaulipas, México, and a review of the phylogeny and biogeography of gopher tortoises

V.-H. Reynoso, and M. Montellano-Ballesteros

2004

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4):822-837

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Gopherus auffenbergi
• Gopherus berlandieri
• Gopherus donlaloi
• Gopherus edae
• Gopherus flavomarginatus
• Gopherus huecoensis
• Gopherus pargensis
• Gopherus praecedens
• Testudo praeextans
• Testudo quadrata

Taxonomy:

• Gopherus vagus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Bysmachelys belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus (Oligopherus) belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Xerobates belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Scaptochelys belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus pargensis belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus laticaudatus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus hexagonatus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus hollandi belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus edae belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Testudo milleri belongs to Gopherus mohavetus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus depressus belongs to Gopherus mohavetus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus mohavetus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus belongs to Testudinidae - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus canyonensis belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus huecoensis belongs to Gopherus flavomarginatus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus flavomarginatus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus brevisternus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus auffenbergi belongs to Gopherus berlandieri - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus berlandieri belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus agassizii belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Testudo thomsoni belongs to Gopherus laticuneus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Testudo quadrata belongs to Gopherus laticuneus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Testudo praeextans belongs to Gopherus laticuneus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus laticuneus belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)
• Gopherus donlaloi belongs to Gopherus - Reynoso and Montella (2004)