Gopherus morafkai Murphy et al. 2011 (Sonoran desert tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Belongs to Gopherus according to Murphy et al. 2011

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

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gopherus morafkai in the database

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