Gopherus polyphemus - Earth.com
gopherus polyphemus
12-22-2016

Gopherus polyphemus

Gopherus polyphemus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Gopherus polyphemus ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be described as the northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the Earth’s land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.

Detailed information
Full Name: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Where found: Wherever found west of Mobile and Tombigbee Rivers in AL, MS, and LA
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 07/07/1987 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found west of Mobile and Tombigbee Rivers in AL, MS, and LA
Candidate Southeast Region (Region 4) eastern
  • Population location: Wherever found west of Mobile and Tombigbee Rivers in AL, MS, and LAListing status: Threatened
      • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Louisiana , Mississippi
      • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
      • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
  • Population location: easternListing status: Candidate
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur: United States
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
05/10/2016 81 FR 28885 Department of Defense; Proposed Gopher Tortoise Conservation and Crediting Strategy
12/24/2015 80 FR 80583 80614 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/05/2014 79 FR 72449 72497 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/22/2013 77 FR 70103 70162 Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/21/2012 77 FR 69993 70060 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
10/26/2011 76 FR 66370 66439 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
07/27/2011 76 FR 45130 45162 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Gopher Tortoise as Threatened in the Eastern Portion of Its Range
04/09/2010 75 FR 18233 18234 5-Year Status Reviews of 10 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
01/12/2010 75 FR 1567 1568 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Eastern Population of the Gopher Tortoise as Threatened
09/09/2009 74 FR 46401 46406 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Eastern Population of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as Threatened
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Gopher tortoise.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/26/1990 Gopher Tortoise View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
05/10/2016 81 FR 28885 Department of Defense; Proposed Gopher Tortoise Conservation and Crediting Strategy
12/24/2015 80 FR 80583 80614 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/05/2014 79 FR 72449 72497 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/22/2013 77 FR 70103 70162 Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/21/2012 77 FR 69993 70060 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
10/26/2011 76 FR 66370 66439 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
07/27/2011 76 FR 45130 45162 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Gopher Tortoise as Threatened in the Eastern Portion of Its Range
04/09/2010 75 FR 18233 18234 5-Year Status Reviews of 10 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
01/12/2010 75 FR 1567 1568 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Eastern Population of the Gopher Tortoise as Threatened
09/09/2009 74 FR 46401 46406 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Eastern Population of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as Threatened
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/26/1990 Gopher Tortoise View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/09/2010 75 FR 18233 18234 5-Year Status Reviews of 10 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day