Sonoran Desert tortoise
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The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise,[3][4] is a species of tortoise native to the Sonoran Desert.
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Sonoran Desert tortoise | |
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Sonoran Desert tortoise, G. morafkai | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Gopherus |
Species: | G. morafkai |
Binomial name | |
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop, and Riedle, 2011[2] | |
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