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Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gopherus agassizii
Species recognized by wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Pacific Species List, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Gopherus agassizii
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Fire Effects Information System Animals, Arkive, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Fire Effects Information System (USDA), and USFWS
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1863)
Recognized by Conabio
Gopherus agassizii Cooper 1863
Recognized by ReptileDB
Gopherus agassizii
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Gopherus agassizii
Recognized by NMNH type specimens, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Gopherus polyphemus agassizii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo agassizii Boulenger 1889
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gopherus agassizi
Synonym according to NCBI
Gopherus agassizi (Cooper 1863)
Synonym according to Conabio
Gopherus agassizii
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Gopherus polyphemus agassizii
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Gopherus polyphemus agassizii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Scaptochelys agassizii (Cooper 1863)
Synonym according to Conabio
Testudo agassizii
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Testudo agassizii Boulenger 1889
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Xerobates agassizii Cooper 1861
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Xerobates agassizii Cooper 1863
Synonym according to ReptileDB and Conabio
Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley & Velázques Solis 1989
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Gopherus agassizi
Misspelling according to Paleobiology Database
Gopherus polyphemus agassizii
Synonym according to CITES
Gopherus polyphemus agassizii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Scaptochelys agassizii
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Scaptochelys agassizii
Synonym according to CITES
Scaptochelys agassizii (Cooper 1861)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo agassizii
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo agassizii Boulenger 1889
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Xerobates agassizii
Synonym according to CITES
Xerobates agassizii Cooper 1861
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Xerobates agassizii Cooper 1861
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Xerobates lepidocephalus
Synonym according to CITES
Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley & Velázques Solis 1989
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley & Velázquez Solis 1989
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

desert tortoise preferred
Recognized by Fire Effects Information System Animals, Wikidata Common Names, and admin
(Californian) Desert Tortoise
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Desert tortoise
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, Conabio, USFWS, and AnAge
Mojave desert tortoise
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and Wikidata Common Names
Desert Tortoise
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Agassiz's desert tortoise preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

سلحفاة الصحراء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

пустинна костенурка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

tortuga del desert preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

želva Agassizova preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

woestijnschildpad preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Kalifornia dezerta testudo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Gophère d'Agassiz preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Tortue d'Agassiz
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

German

Kalifornische Gopherschildkröte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

રણ કાચબો preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צב ערבות preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

kaliforniai üregteknős preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Tartaruga del deserto preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

サバクゴファーガメ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsisteeł naʼazísí (íiyisígíí) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

لاک‌پشت صحرایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

țestoasa de deșert preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Пустынный западный гофер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Пустињска корњача preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

tortuga del desierto
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
tortuga grande
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
tortuga patona
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Tortuga del desierto
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tortuga del Desierto preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

ökengoffersköldpadda preferred
Recognized by CITES

Tamil

பாலைவன ஆமை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Гофер Агассіса preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

سلحفاة الصحراء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Es Sei

Ziix heht coquiij preferred
Recognized by Conabio

Pnb

روہی کھچوپڑا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Gopherus Rafinesque 1832
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen & Meléndez-Torres
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1802)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Gopherus
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri Agassiz 1857
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez-Torres & Murphy 2016
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1801)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen & Meléndez-Torres
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1802)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Gopherus
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus brevisternus Loomis 1909
Gopherus canyonensis (Johnston 1937)
Gopherus cyclopygius Cope 1878
Gopherus donlaloi Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros 2004
Gopherus emiliae (Hay 1908)
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959
Gopherus laticuneus (Cope 1873)
Gopherus mohavetus (Merriam 1919)
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011
Gopherus orthopygius Cope 1878
Gopherus pansus (Hay 1908)
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1802)
Gopherus praecedens Hay 1916
Gopherus vagus (Hay 1908)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen & Meléndez-Torres
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1802)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Testudines Batsch 1788
Cryptodira Cope 1868
Testudinoidea Fitzinger 1826
Testudinidae Batsch 1788
Gopherus Rafinesque 1832
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez Torres & Murphy 2016
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle 2011
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1801)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Testudinidae
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (this page)
Astrochelys radiata (Shaw 1802)
Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant 1885)
Centrochelys sulcata (Miller 1779)
Chelonoidis abingdonii (Günther 1877)
Chelonoidis becki (Rothschild 1901)
Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Chelonoidis chilensis (Gray 1870)
Chelonoidis darwini (Van Denburgh 1907)
Chelonoidis denticulata (Linnaeus 1766)
Chelonoidis duncanensis (Pritchard 1996)
Chelonoidis guntheri (Baur 1889)
Chelonoidis hoodensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Chelonoidis microphyes (Günther 1875)
Chelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild 1903)
Chelonoidis vandenburghi (De Sola 1930)
Chelonoidis vicina (Günther 1875)
Chersobius signatus (Gmelin 1789)
Chersobius solus Branch 2007
Cylindraspis indica (Schneider 1783)
Cylindraspis inepta (Günther 1873)
Cylindraspis peltastes (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Cylindraspis triserrata (Günther 1873)
Cylindraspis vosmaeri (Suckow 1798)
Geochelone elegans (Schoepff 1795)
Geochelone gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Geochelone platynota (Blyth 1863)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus flavomarginatus (Legler 1959)
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1802)
Indotestudo elongata (Blyth 1853)
Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel & Müller 1845)
Indotestudo travancorica (Boulenger 1907)
Kinixys erosa (Schweigger 1812)
Kinixys homeana Bell 1827
Kinixys natalensis Hewitt 1935
Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock 1903)
Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller 1840)
Manouria impressa (Günther 1882)
Psammobates geometricus (Linnaeus 1758)
Pyxis arachnoides Bell 1827
Pyxis planicauda (Grandidier 1867)
Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell 1828)
Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758
Testudo graeca subsp. nikolskii Chkhikvadze & Tunijev 1986
Testudo hermanni Gmelin 1789
Testudo hermanni subsp. hermanni Gmelin 1789
Testudo horsfieldii Gray 1844
Testudo kleinmanni Lortet 1883
Testudo marginata Schoepff 1793

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Testudines
Cryptodira
Durocryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Gopherus
Gopherus agassizii (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri
Gopherus evgoodei
Gopherus flavomarginatus
Gopherus morafkai
Gopherus polyphemus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Gopherus
Gopherus agassizii (this page)
Gopherus berlandieri
Gopherus evgoodei
Gopherus flavomarginatus
Gopherus morafkai
Gopherus polyphemus
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