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Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861)
Park
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
desert tortoise
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
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Most herps subject to illegal collecting.
-
Management Priority
Federally and State listed as threatned--California Department of Fish and Game, http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/TEAnimals.pdf (accessed May 9, 2011); concern for all park management activities in critical habitat--R. Fulton.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 12/17/2011; Persons and Nowak, 2007. MOJA Herp Inventory Report.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
28
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KAG
Created Date
10/9/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Below 5000 feet--R. Fulton., Park Species Data Source: Persons, T. B. and E. M. Nowak. 2007. Inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Mojave National Preserve. NATUREBIB-648204., 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 on-line December 2011).
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