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Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Testudinoidea |
| Family | Testudinidae |
| Subfamily | Xerobatinae |
| Genus | Gopherus |
| Species | Gopherus agassizii |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Miller et al., 1982: potential habitat, within range; was documented from extreme western GRCA in the 1970’s (Tom Van Devender, personal communication), but its current status within the park is unknown.; Data Source: Persons and Nowak 2005
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Persons and Nowak 2005
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Persons and Nowak 2005
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Persons and Nowak 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Nicole Tancreto
Last Modified Date
9/13/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Persons and Nowak 2005
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