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'