Texas Tortoise or Berlandier’s Tortoise
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Gopherus Species: G. berlandieri Binomial name: Gopherus berlandieri The carapace (upper shell) of the North American species, the Berlandier’s Tortoise, the tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri, or the Texas Tortoise is more or less rectangular in shape. The carapace is…