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The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and to the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. [4]
Desert tortoises are native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and the Sinaloan thorn scrub of northwestern Mexico. They are distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah.
Desert tortoises live in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. During the summer, ground temperatures in parts of their range can hit 140˚F. To beat the heat,...
The Morafka’s desert tortoise, and the Agassiz’s desert tortoise are the two species known to scientists. These hardy creatures are capable of surviving the harsh desert environment, but are threatened by human activity. Read on to learn about the desert tortoise.
The desert tortoise is a remarkable reptile that has thrived in the harsh Mojave Desert ecosystem for millions of years. These resilient creatures play a vital role in their environment and have unique adaptations that enable their survival in extreme desert conditions.
The Mojave desert tortoise is a large, herbivorous (plant-eating) reptile that occurs in the Mojave Desert north and west of the Colorado River in southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, southeastern California, and northwestern Arizona in the United States.
California’s state reptile is the desert tortoise. A desert tortoise spends 95 percent of its life in a burrow. A female desert tortoise can retain sperm and lay fertile eggs for up to 15 years after mating only one time with a male.
