Desert Tortoise

Lacey Richardson

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Desert tortoises include two species native to North America, specifically the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The Agassiz's desert tortoise and Morafka's desert tortoise are listed as threatened due to human development and predation.

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Lacey Richardson

@bellycheng

Desert tortoises include two species native to North America, specifically the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The Agassiz's desert tortoise and Morafka's desert tortoise are listed as threatened due to human development and predation.

Desert Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The desert tortoises are species of tortoise native to the Mojave desert and Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_tortoise
ADW: Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii

Desert tortoises are found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They range from northern Sinaloa up through Sonora and western Arizona to southeastern California, southern Nevada, and the southwestern tip of Utah.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gopherus_agassizii/
Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii - ARKive

Learn more about the Desert tortoise - with amazing Desert tortoise videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/desert-tortoise/gopherus-agassizii/
Desert Tortoise - A-Z Animals

The desert tortoise is a medium-sized species of tortoise that is found in the south-western desert regions of Northern America, and parts of northern Mexico. The desert tortoise is most commonly known for its high, patterned shell and the fact that is lives in burrows underground.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/desert-tortoise/
Desert Tortoise - San Diego Zoo Animals

If you've ever visited the Mojave or Sonoran desert in California and saw a tortoise scooting across the sand, you most likely saw a desert tortoise.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/desert-tortoise
The Desert Tortoise Threats - ESI

The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in North America.
http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/deserttortoise.html
Facts About Desert Tortoises for Kids

The desert tortoise is an admirable reptile, living in extreme conditions that other species of his kind can't handle. He's also unique because he can dig underground to seek refuge from predators and the sunlight.
http://animals.mom.me/desert-tortoises-kids-9113.html
Desert Tortoise - Encyclopedia

This slow-moving tortoise is most active in the morning, except during extremely hot weather, when it emerges from its burrow only at night to avoid the heat.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Desert_tortoise.aspx
Desert Tortoise Information - DesertMuseum

Desert tortoise have a high domed shell, carapace (top of shell) length of 9 to 15 inches, elephantine or "columnar" legs that are heavily scaled in the front.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Desert%20Tortoise.php
Desert Tortoise - Defenders of Wildlife

Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about desert tortoises.
http://www.defenders.org/desert-tortoise/basic-facts

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Desert tortoise

Agassiz's desert tortoise, G. agassizii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Gopherus
Species:	G. agassizii
Binomial name
*Gopherus agassizii* ( Cooper, 1863)
Synonyms^[3]
Xerobates agassizii Cooper, 1863 Testudo agassizii — Cope, 1875 Xerobates agassizi [sic] Garman, 1884 (ex errore) Gopherus agassizii — Stejneger, 1893 Testudo aggassizi [sic] Ditmars, 1907 (ex errore) Testudo agassizi — Ditmars, 1907 Gopherus agassizi — V. Tanner, 1927 Testudo agasizzi [sic] Kallert, 1927 (ex errore) Gopherus polyphemus agassizii — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Gopherus agassiz [sic] Malkin, 1962 (ex errore) Gopherus polyphemus agassizi — Frair, 1964 Geochelone agassizii — Honegger, 1980 Scaptochelys agassizii — Bramble, 1982 Scaptochelys agassizi — Morafka, Aguirre & Murphy, 1994

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Desert Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The desert tortoises are species of tortoise native to the Mojave desert and Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_tortoise
ADW: Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii

Desert tortoises are found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They range from northern Sinaloa up through Sonora and western Arizona to southeastern California, southern Nevada, and the southwestern tip of Utah.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gopherus_agassizii/
Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii - ARKive

Learn more about the Desert tortoise - with amazing Desert tortoise videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/desert-tortoise/gopherus-agassizii/
Desert Tortoise - A-Z Animals

The desert tortoise is a medium-sized species of tortoise that is found in the south-western desert regions of Northern America, and parts of northern Mexico. The desert tortoise is most commonly known for its high, patterned shell and the fact that is lives in burrows underground.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/desert-tortoise/
Desert Tortoise - San Diego Zoo Animals

If you've ever visited the Mojave or Sonoran desert in California and saw a tortoise scooting across the sand, you most likely saw a desert tortoise.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/desert-tortoise
The Desert Tortoise Threats - ESI

The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in North America.
http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/deserttortoise.html
Facts About Desert Tortoises for Kids

The desert tortoise is an admirable reptile, living in extreme conditions that other species of his kind can't handle. He's also unique because he can dig underground to seek refuge from predators and the sunlight.
http://animals.mom.me/desert-tortoises-kids-9113.html
Desert Tortoise - Encyclopedia

This slow-moving tortoise is most active in the morning, except during extremely hot weather, when it emerges from its burrow only at night to avoid the heat.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Desert_tortoise.aspx
Desert Tortoise Information - DesertMuseum

Desert tortoise have a high domed shell, carapace (top of shell) length of 9 to 15 inches, elephantine or "columnar" legs that are heavily scaled in the front.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Desert%20Tortoise.php
Desert Tortoise - Defenders of Wildlife

Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about desert tortoises.
http://www.defenders.org/desert-tortoise/basic-facts

Desert tortoise

Agassiz's desert tortoise, G. agassizii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Gopherus
Species:	G. agassizii
Binomial name
*Gopherus agassizii* ( Cooper, 1863)
Synonyms^[3]
Xerobates agassizii Cooper, 1863 Testudo agassizii — Cope, 1875 Xerobates agassizi [sic] Garman, 1884 (ex errore) Gopherus agassizii — Stejneger, 1893 Testudo aggassizi [sic] Ditmars, 1907 (ex errore) Testudo agassizi — Ditmars, 1907 Gopherus agassizi — V. Tanner, 1927 Testudo agasizzi [sic] Kallert, 1927 (ex errore) Gopherus polyphemus agassizii — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Gopherus agassiz [sic] Malkin, 1962 (ex errore) Gopherus polyphemus agassizi — Frair, 1964 Geochelone agassizii — Honegger, 1980 Scaptochelys agassizii — Bramble, 1982 Scaptochelys agassizi — Morafka, Aguirre & Murphy, 1994

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Desert tortoises include two species native to North America, specifically the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The Agassiz's desert tortoise and Morafka's desert tortoise are listed as threatened due to human development and predation.

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