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Spermophilus Franklini
Gopher Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan. Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. 2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile. 3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows. 4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States. Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. --Raymond.

Meaning of Spermophilus from wikipedia

- the former Spermophilus species of North America have been moved to other genera, leaving the European and Asian species as true Spermophilus (the only...
- Formerly placed in Spermophilus, as Spermophilus beecheyi, it was reclassified in Otospermophilus in 2009, as it became clear that Spermophilus as previously...
- Langstaff, Lucas. "Spermophilus variegatus (rock squirrel)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2019-10-11. "Rock Squirrel - Spermophilus variegatus". Nature...
- Patterns of evolution and migration in the arctic ground squirrel, Spermophilus parryii (Richardson). [Internet]. Chicago (ZL) U.S.A.: Department of...
- The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is among...
- Spermophilus citelloides, sometimes called the Pannonian souslik, is an extinct species of ground squirrel in the squirrel family (Sciuridae). It was distributed...
- within dark lines. This species has usually been placed in the genus Spermophilus with about 40 other species. As this large genus is paraphyletic to prairie...
- 1093/jmammal/4.2.129. Wistrand, E.H. (1972). "Predation on a Snake by Spermophilus tridecemlineatus". American Midland Naturalist. 88 (2): 511–512. doi:10...
- synonymous with Spermophilus ralli, whose name was formerly used for the Tian Shan ground squirrel (S. nilkaensis). C****ola, F. (2016). "Spermophilus relictus"...
- 27, 2011. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spermophilus richardsonii. Xander.it - Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrels) videos...