gopher turtle vs gopher tortoise

gopher turtle and gopher tortoise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gopher turtle	Yes	No	No	No
gopher tortoise	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gopher turtle and gopher tortoise are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of gopher turtle include gopher, Gopherus polypemus.

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