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Sonoran Desert Tortoise

Gopherus morafkai

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Reptilia ›Order: Testudines ›Family: Testudinidae ›Genus: Gopherus

About

The desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai ) are two species of tortoise native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. G. agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. The specific name agassizii is in honor of Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz. Recently, on the basis of DNA, geographic, and behavioral differences between desert...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of Sonoran Desert Tortoise?
The scientific name of Sonoran Desert Tortoise is Gopherus morafkai.
What kingdom does Sonoran Desert Tortoise belong to?
Sonoran Desert Tortoise belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
What phylum does Sonoran Desert Tortoise belong to?
Sonoran Desert Tortoise belongs to the phylum Chordata.
What class does Sonoran Desert Tortoise belong to?
Sonoran Desert Tortoise belongs to the class Reptilia.
What order does Sonoran Desert Tortoise belong to?
Sonoran Desert Tortoise belongs to the order Testudines.
What family does Sonoran Desert Tortoise belong to?
Sonoran Desert Tortoise belongs to the family Testudinidae.
What genus does Sonoran Desert Tortoise belong to?
Sonoran Desert Tortoise belongs to the genus Gopherus.