Opinions from D. M. Bramble 1982

  • 'Bysmachelys is a subjective synonym of Gopherus'
  • 'Bysmachelys canyonensis is recombined as Gopherus canyonensis'
  • 'Gopherus agassizii is recombined as Scaptochelys agassizii'
  • 'Gopherus auffenbergi is a subjective synonym of Scaptochelys berlandieri'
  • 'Gopherus dehiscus is recombined as Geochelone dehiscus'
  • 'Gopherus depressus is a subjective synonym of Scaptochelys mohavense'
  • 'Gopherus flavomarginatus belongs to Gopherus'
  • 'Gopherus huecoensis is a subjective synonym of Gopherus flavomarginatus'
  • 'Gopherus neglectus is recombined as Stylemys neglectus'
  • 'Gopherus praecedens belongs to Gopherus'
  • 'Hadrianus belongs to Testudinidae'
  • 'Scaptochelys belongs to Testudinidae'
  • 'Testudo atascosae is a subjective synonym of Gopherus polyphemus'
  • 'Testudo brevisterna is recombined as Gopherus brevisterna'
  • 'Testudo copei belongs to Testudo' according to H. E. Koerner 1940
  • 'Testudo copei is recombined as Stylemys copei'
  • 'Testudo edae is recombined as Gopherus edae'
  • 'Testudo emiliae is recombined as Stylemys emiliae'
  • 'Testudo hexagonata [misspelled as Gopherus hexagonata] belongs to Gopherus'
  • 'Testudo hollandi is a subjective synonym of Testudo edae'
  • 'Testudo laticaudata is a subjective synonym of Gopherus hexagonata'
  • 'Testudo laticuneus is recombined as Scaptochelys laticunea'
  • 'Testudo milleri is a subjective synonym of Scaptochelys mohavense'
  • 'Testudo mohavense is recombined as Scaptochelys mohavense'
  • 'Testudo pansa [misspelled as Gopherus pansa] belongs to Gopherus'
  • 'Testudo pertenuis is a subjective synonym of Gopherus canyonensis'
  • 'Testudo polyphemus is recombined as Gopherus polyphemus'
  • 'Testudo praeextans is a subjective synonym of Scaptochelys laticunea'
  • 'Testudo undabuna belongs to Testudo' according to F. B. Loomis 1909
  • 'Testudo undabuna is recombined as Stylemys undabuna'
  • 'Testudo vaga [misspelled as Gopherus vaga] belongs to Gopherus'
  • 'Xerobates is a subjective synonym of Gopherus'
  • 'Xerobates berlandieri is recombined as Scaptochelys berlandieri'