---
title: "Texas Tortoise"
description: "Gopherus berlandieri — Reptiles. The Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/texas-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Texas Tortoise

> Gopherus berlandieri — Reptiles. The Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.

- Scientific name: *Gopherus berlandieri*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 5929
- Wikidata: [Q570290](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q570290)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40083)

## Names

- en: Texas Tortoise
- de: Texas-Gopherschildkröte
- es: Tortuga del desierto de Tamaulipas
- fr: Gophère du Texas
- nl: Texasschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

US (4215), MX (1068)

## Summary

The Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species G. berlandieri is one of six species of tortoises that are native to North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_tortoise

## Photo

![Texas Tortoise](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/texas-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jorge Arturo Rama Aguilar · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149533656

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/texas-tortoise?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).