Some recently published articles about gopher tortoises, their commensals, and upland communities in the southeast. Check out GTC's Education & Outreach page for more literature, including snake and tortoise bibliographies.

Craft, M., G.L. Heinrich, J. Goessling, M. Dallas, D. Cassill, and J.S. Doody. 2026. Nesting in bushes and burrows: potential climate responses in the gopher tortoise. Animal Behavior https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123522

Ruppert, K.M., K.A.J. Altabet, and S.A. Rush. 2026. Post-breeding movements, refugia associations, and road use of migrating gopher frogs (Lithobates capito) in South Alabama. Ichthyology & Herpetology https://doi.org/10.1643/h2024090

Shepherd, R.M., E.M.S. Gendron, P.G. Hahn, M.A. Lashley, and D.L. Porazinska. 2026. Gopher tortoise influence on soil biodiversity is constrained by historical land use. Biodiversity and Conservation https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-026-03266-3

Stevenson, D.J., J.D. Mays, S. Collins, and M. Thomas. 2026. The distribution and natural history of the gopher tortoise robber fly (Machimus polyphemi Bullington and Beck) (Diptera: Asilidae). Insecta Mundi https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1173.kpxsc