gopher turtle vs Gopherus polypemus

gopher turtle and Gopherus polypemus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gopher turtle	Yes	No	No	No
Gopherus polypemus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gopher turtle and Gopherus polypemus are synonyms defined as:

gopher turtle and Gopherus polypemus: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

Other synonyms of gopher turtle include gopher, gopher tortoise.

gopher turtle (noun)	Gopherus polypemus (noun)
burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America	burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America