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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Gopherus agassizii | Desert Tortoise 



ABBREVIATION : 
GOAG

COMMON NAMES : 
   desert tortoise


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the desert tortoise is
Gopherus agassizii Cooper [6,23].
        
Three distinct populations are recognized:  the population found in
California and southwestern Nevada; the population found in Arizona
south of the Grand Canyon; and the population found in southwest Utah,
Nevada, and Arizona north of the Grand Canyon [6].


ORDER : 
Chelonia

CLASS : 
Reptile

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Threatened

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, April 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1991. Gopherus agassizii.In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Gopherus agassizii | Desert Tortoise