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GOPHER (Testudo polyphemus)

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 245 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GOA-GRA
GOPHER (Testudo polyphemus) , the only living representative on the North American
continent
  of the genus Testudo of the family Testudinidae or
land
  tortoises; it occurs in the
south
 -eastern parts of the United States, from Florida in the
south
  to the river
Savannah
  in the north. Its carapace, which is oblong and remarkably compressed,
measures
  from 12-18 in. in extreme length, the shields which cover it being grooved, and of a yellow-brown colour. It is characterized by the shape of the front lobe of'the plastron, which is bent upwards and extends beyond the carapace. The gopher abounds chiefly in the forests, but occasionally visits the open plains, where it does
great
  damage, especially to the
potato
  crops, on which it feeds. It is a nocturnal animal, remaining concealed by day in its deep burrow, and coming forth at night to feed. The eggs, five in number, almostround and 11 in. in
diameter
 , are laid in a
separate
  cavity near the entrance. The flesh of the gopher or mungofa, as it is also called, is considered excellent eating.
The name " gopher " is more commonly applied to certain small rodent mammals, particularly the pocket-gopher.


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