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- Desert_tortoise abstract "The desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai) are two species of tortoise native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. G. agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. The specific 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). G. morafkai occurs east of the Colorado River in Arizona, as well as in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico. This species may be a composite of two species.The new species name is in honor of the late Professor David Joseph Morafka of California State University, Dominguez Hills, in recognition of his many contributions to the study and conservation of Gopherus.The desert tortoises live about 50 to 80 years; they grow slowly and generally have low reproductive rates. They spend most of their 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 reduce 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 lifespans.".
- 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.
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageExternalLink www.deserttortoise.gov.
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageRevisionID "707851145".
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animals_described_in_1861.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_Northern_Mexico.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_the_Colorado_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_the_Lower_Colorado_River_Valley.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_the_Mojave_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fauna_of_the_Sonoran_Desert.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Gopherus.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Indicator_species_of_North_America.
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Vulnerable_fauna_of_California.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Category:Vulnerable_fauna_of_the_United_States.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Glossary_of_scientific_naming.
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink James_Graham_Cooper.
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- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Kit_fox.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Loam.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Louis_Agassiz.
- Desert_tortoise wikiPageWikiLink Mexico.