. "* Emys polyphemus (Schweigger, 1812)" . "* Gopherus polyphemus polyphemus (Mertens & Wermuth, 1955)" . . . "* Testudo depressa (Cuvier, 1829)" . "* Xerobates gopher (Gray, 1873)" . "* Xerobates polyphemus (True, 1881)" . . "* Testudo gopher (Gray, 1844)" . "* Testudo polyphaemus (Bartram, 1791) (nomen nudum)" . . . "iucn2.3" . "* Testudo polyphemus (Daudin, 1801)" . . . . . "* Gopherus polyphemus (Rafinesque, 1832)" . . "VU" . "This article is about a single species of tortoise. For related species in North America that are also called gopher tortoises, see GopherusThe gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of the Gopherus genus native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for 360 other animal species."@en . "* Gopherus praecedens (Hay, 1916)" .