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- Desert_tortoise abstract "The desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai) 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. Gopherus agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. The species name agassizii is in honor of Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz. Recently, on the basis of DNA, geographic, and behavioral differences between desert tortoises east and west of the Colorado River, it was decided that two species of desert tortoises exist: the Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and Morafka's desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai). Gopherus morafkai occurs east of the Colorado River in Arizona as well as in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Mexico. This species may be a composite of two species.The desert tortoises live approximately 50 to 80 years; they grow slowly and generally have low reproductive rates. They spend most of time in burrows, rock shelters, and pallets to regulate body temperature and reduce water loss. They are most active after seasonal rains and are inactive during most of the year. This inactivity helps reducing water loss during hot periods, whereas winter hibernation facilitates survival during freezing temperatures and low food availability. Desert tortoises can tolerate water, salt, and energy imbalances on a daily basis, which increases their lifespan.".
- Desert_tortoise binomialAuthority James_Graham_Cooper.
- Desert_tortoise class Reptile.
- Desert_tortoise conservationStatus "VU".
- Desert_tortoise conservationStatusSystem "iucn2.3".
- Desert_tortoise family Testudinoidea.
- Desert_tortoise family Tortoise.
- Desert_tortoise genus Gopherus.
- Desert_tortoise kingdom Animal.
- Desert_tortoise order Cryptodira.
- Desert_tortoise order Turtle.
- Desert_tortoise phylum Chordate.
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Geochelone agassizii (Honegger, 1980)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Gopherus agassiz (Malkin, 1962) (ex errore)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Gopherus agassizi (Tanner, 1927)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Gopherus agassizii (Stejneger, 1893)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Gopherus polyphemus agassizi (Frair, 1964)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Gopherus polyphemus agassizii (Mertens & Wermuth, 1955)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Scaptochelys agassizi (Morafka, Aguirre & Murphy, 1994)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Scaptochelys agassizii (Bramble, 1982)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Testudo agasizzi (Kallert, 1927) (ex errore)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Testudo agassizi (Ditmars, 1907)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Testudo agassizii (Cope, 1875)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Testudo aggassizi (Ditmars, 1907) (ex errore)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Xerobates agassizi (Garman, 1884) (ex errore)".
- Desert_tortoise synonym "* Xerobates agassizii (Cooper, 1863)".
- Desert_tortoise thumbnail Gopherus_agassizii.jpg?width=300.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink tortoise.htm.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink tap_tortnathistory.html.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink www.deserttortoise.gov.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink du_tort.html.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink all.html.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink tortoise.htm.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageID "1481757".
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageRevisionID "605855922".
- Desert_tortoise accessdate "2006-02-06".
- Desert_tortoise article "Gopherus agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise binomial "Gopherus agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise binomialAuthority "Cooper, 1861".
- Desert_tortoise classis Reptile.
- Desert_tortoise familia Tortoise.
- Desert_tortoise genus "Gopherus".
- Desert_tortoise hasPhotoCollection Desert_tortoise.
- Desert_tortoise id "173856".
- Desert_tortoise imageCaption "Agassiz's desert tortoise, G. agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise ordo Turtle.
- Desert_tortoise phylum Chordate.
- Desert_tortoise regnum "Animalia".
- Desert_tortoise species "G. agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise status "VU".
- Desert_tortoise statusSystem "iucn2.3".
- Desert_tortoise subordo Cryptodira.
- Desert_tortoise superfamilia Testudinoidea.
- Desert_tortoise synonyms "* Xerobates agassizii (Cooper, 1863) * Testudo agassizii (Cope, 1875) * Xerobates agassizi (Garman, 1884) ' * Gopherus agassizii (Stejneger, 1893) * Testudo aggassizi (Ditmars, 1907) ' * Testudo agassizi (Ditmars, 1907) * Gopherus agassizi (Tanner, 1927) * Testudo agasizzi (Kallert, 1927) ' * Gopherus polyphemus agassizii (Mertens & Wermuth, 1955) * Gopherus agassiz (Malkin, 1962) ' * Gopherus polyphemus agassizi (Frair, 1964) * Geochelone agassizii (Honegger, 1980) * Scaptochelys agassizii (Bramble, 1982) * Scaptochelys agassizi (Morafka, Aguirre & Murphy, 1994)".
- Desert_tortoise taxon "Gopherus agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise url all.html.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Animals_described_in_1861.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Fauna_of_Northern_Mexico.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Fauna_of_the_Colorado_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Fauna_of_the_Lower_Colorado_River_Valley.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Fauna_of_the_Mojave_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Fauna_of_the_Sonoran_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Gopherus.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Indicator_species_of_North_America.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Natural_history_of_the_Mojave_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:North_American_desert_fauna.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Reptiles_of_Mexico.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Reptiles_of_the_United_States.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Symbols_of_California.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Turtles.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Vulnerable_fauna_of_California.
- Desert_tortoise subject Category:Vulnerable_fauna_of_the_United_States.
- Desert_tortoise type Animal.
- Desert_tortoise type Eukaryote.
- Desert_tortoise type Reptile.
- Desert_tortoise type Species.
- Desert_tortoise type Organism.
- Desert_tortoise comment "The desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai) 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. Gopherus agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. The species name agassizii is in honor of Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz.".
- Desert_tortoise label "Desert tortoise".
- Desert_tortoise label "Gopherus agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise label "Gopherus agassizii".
- Desert_tortoise label "Kalifornische Gopherschildkröte".
- Desert_tortoise label "Tortue du désert".
- Desert_tortoise label "Woestijnschildpad".
- Desert_tortoise label "Пустынный западный гофер".
- Desert_tortoise label "سلحفاة الصحراء".
- Desert_tortoise label "サバクゴファーガメ".
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Kalifornische_Gopherschildkröte.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Gopherus_agassizii.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Gopherus_agassizii.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Tortue_du_désert.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Gopherus_agassizii.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs サバクゴファーガメ.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Woestijnschildpad.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs m.054y2k.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Q914356.
- Desert_tortoise sameAs Q914356.
- Desert_tortoise wasDerivedFrom Desert_tortoise?oldid=605855922.
- Desert_tortoise depiction Gopherus_agassizii.jpg.
- Desert_tortoise isPrimaryTopicOf Desert_tortoise.