Desert Tortoise Project - Workshop Presentation
As part of the Desert Tortoise Project , the Redlands Institute has
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Desert Tortoise - National Zoo| FONZ
The nutrition lab has been investigating the nutritional needs of the desert tortoise, a threatened species, since 1991. Brought to you by the National Zoo| FONZ.
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Biogeography of Gopherus agassizii
San Francisco State University Department of Geography. Geography 316: Biogeography In progress 11/14/00. The Biogeography of The Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
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Desert Tortoise
Class: Reptile. Size: up to 14 inches. Lifespan: 80 years. Offspring: 2 -14 at a time. Habitat: Prefers rocky foothills, burrows into firm soil or between and under large rocks.
vygotsky.ced.appstate.edu/deserts/desert_tortoise.htm

Desert Diary, Desert Tortoise
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Desert Shell Game - National Zoo| FONZ
The desert tortoise is a beloved fixture of the Southwest, but can this slow reptile survive our fast times? Published in the July/August 2006 issue of ZooGoer magazine.
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Desert Tortoise: News - National Zoo| FONZ
National Zoo Nutritionist Studies Complex Eating Habits of Wild Desert Tortoises. Brought to you by the National Zoo| FONZ.
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Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
DESCRIPTION: L=up to 14" (35.5cm). Overall brown to gray above (carapace), yellowish below (plastron). Males have concave plastron to fit better over the
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The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and ...
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise Natural History, Biology, and Conservation Edited by Thomas R. Van Devender 388 pp. / 6.125 x 9.25 / 2002 Paper (978-0-8165-2606-2)
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TAXONOMY
The desert tortoise (Xerobates agassizii) was first described by Cooper in 1863 and was one of four species in the genus Gopherus. It was considered a monotypic species
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