Female Texas gopher tortoise: short and wide carapace, flat plastron without depression in the center, thin and short tail, thin tail base, cloaca near the rear edge of the plastron, 2 anal shields on the plastron The nicks formed are shallower and the nicks have a larger angle.

male Texas gopher turtle: The carapace is long and narrow, the center of the plastron is slightly inward, the tail is thick and long, the base of the tail is thick, the cloaca is far from the rear edge of the plastron, and the two anal shields of the plastron form a notch. Deeper, the notch angle is smaller.