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Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861)
Park
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
desert tortoise
Park Synonyms
Xerobates agassizii
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
Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, Kristen Lalumiere, JOTR Wildlife Bio. Tech., and Stephanie Root, JOTR Bio. Tech., 2/29/2012.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, Stephanie Root, Bio. Tech. and Kristen Lalumiere, Bio. Tech., 2/29/2012.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Found in small demes in various areas of the Park; Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, Stephanie Root, Bio. Tech. and Kristen Lalumiere, Bio. Tech., 2/29/2012.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Some collecting for pets still occurs in spite of protected status
-
Management Priority
This species is on the Federal list as Threatened and is also fully protected by the State of California on all surrounding lands. Regular monitoring of populations is warranted.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, 3/13/2012.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
932
References
Vouchers
7
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MED - I & M office
Created Date
9/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Xerobates agassizii (TSN# 202112) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Freilich, J. E. and B. Moon. n.d. Surveying tortoises at Joshua Tree National Monument: results of two seasons work on kilometer square plots. Desert Tortoise Council, proceedings of 1993 symposium. Desert Tortoise Council, Palm Springs, CA
ISSN 0191-3875. (18th annual symposium; no meeting details given). This article refers to 'Aspects of ecology of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, at Pinto Basin, Joshua Tree National Monument, Riverside County. NATUREBIB-123568., Accepted Detail: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1: http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php (Accessed 3/12/2012).
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