Tortoise Species identification

[Turtwig the tortoise]

Hiiii, I adopted a tortoise 5 months ago , but i can’t identify what species they are.

 

[Tom]

Looks like a Gopherus from the one pic. Can we get some more and better pictures that show the whole tortoise, the front, and the plastron?

 

[Turtwig the tortoise]

Looks like a Gopherus from the one pic. Can we get some more and better pictures that show the whole tortoise, the front, and the plastron?

Oh! Sure here’s more pics

 

[Tom]

I'm pretty sure that is a Gopherus berlandieri.

What say you @Yvonne G ?

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[Turtwig the tortoise]

Thank you :3

 

[Yvonne G]

The Texas tortoise has a wedge-shaped head while the desert tortoise has a more rounded head. We're told the Texas tortoise doesn't have a nuchal scute, while the desert tortoise does. . . however this isn't always true. I have a group of Texas tortoises and some have a nuchal scute.

The tortoise pictured is a young tortoise, but I think Tom has given the correct I.D.

 

[Tom]

The Texas tortoise has a wedge-shaped head while the desert tortoise has a more rounded head. We're told the Texas tortoise doesn't have a nuchal scute, while the desert tortoise does. . . however this isn't always true. I have a group of Texas tortoises and some have a nuchal scute.

The tortoise pictured is a young tortoise, but I think Tom has given the correct I.D.

I have also seen berlandieri/agassizii crosses. I suppose that is possible too.