Gopherus agassizii Cooper 1863 (Mojave desert tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Alternative combinations: Gopherus agassizi, Scaptochelys agassizii

Belongs to Gopherus according to V.-H. Reynoso and M. Montellano-Ballesteros 2004

See also Bramble 1982, Brattstrom 1961 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Gopherus (Gopherus), Gopherus (Oligopherus), Gopherus auffenbergi, Gopherus berlandieri, Gopherus brevisternus, Gopherus depressus, Gopherus donlaloi, Gopherus edae, Gopherus flavomarginatus, Gopherus hexagonatus, Gopherus laticuneus, Gopherus mohavensis, Gopherus morafkai, Gopherus polyphemus, Testudo milleri

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: California, Nevada, New Mexico collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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