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Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861)
Park
Zion National Park (ZION)
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: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: per Certification, 3/3/2004
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
per UDWR Natural Heritage Program: illegal collecting
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
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
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
2/13/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
1/29/2007 3:43:01 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: per Platenberg & Graham: "found in the area just to the north of Springdale. Remains of one adult, plus fresh scat observed in 2001. Park conducting more thorough study in 2002".
Graham, 2000 lists this species as E? (Unconfirmed)., Park Species Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
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