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Gopherus agassizii (Mojave desert tortoise)
Taxonomy
Gopherus agassizii was named by Cooper (1863). It is extant.
It was recombined as Scaptochelys agassizii by Bramble (1982).
It was recombined as Scaptochelys agassizii by Bramble (1982).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1863 | Gopherus agassizii Cooper |
| 1961 | Gopherus agassizi Brattstrom p. 551 |
| 1982 | Scaptochelys agassizii Bramble p. 854 |
| 2004 | Gopherus agassizii Reynoso and Montellano-Ballesteros p. 824 |
| 2014 | Gopherus agassizii van Dijk et al. |
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Gopherus agassizii Cooper 1863 [Mojave desert tortoise]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available