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Scientific Name

Gopherus morafkai
Common Name
Sonoran Desert Tortoise
Morafka's Desert Tortoise
FWS Category
Reptiles
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Dec 30, 1982

Dec 30, 1982 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 1

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Dec 5, 1985

Dec 5, 1985 Listing (Warranted But Precluded)
Finding on Desert Tortoise Petition; 50 FR 49868-49870
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 2

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Jul 7, 1988

Jul 7, 1988 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress of Listing Actions; 53 FR 25511-25515
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Dec 29, 1988

Dec 29, 1988 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 53 FR 52746-52749
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Jan 6, 1989

Jan 6, 1989 Listing
ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 5

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Apr 25, 1990

Apr 25, 1990 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
ETWP; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions and Findings on Recycled Petitions; 55 FR 1โ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 6

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Jun 27, 1991

Jun 27, 1991 Listing (Not Warranted)
ETWP; 12 Month Finding on a Petition to List the Sonoran Desert Tortoise as Threatened or Endangeredโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 7

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Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 8

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Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
ETWP; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions and Findings on Recycled Petitions; 56 FR 58โ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Nov 15, 1994

Nov 15, 1994 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 10

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Aug 28, 2009

Aug 28, 2009 Listing (Substantial)
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Sonoran Population of Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agasizzii)โ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 11

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Dec 14, 2010

Dec 14, 2010 Listing (Warranted But Precluded)
12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Sonoran Population of the Desert Tortoise as Endangered oโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 12

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Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 13

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Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Nov 21, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Nov 21, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Nov 22, 2013

Nov 22, 2013 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Nov 22, 2013

Nov 22, 2013 Listing
Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 18

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Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 19

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Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 20

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Oct 6, 2015

Oct 6, 2015 Listing
12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Sonoran Desert Tortoise as an Endangered or Threatened Specieโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Candidate Removal
Item 21

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Nov 16, 2020

Nov 16, 2020 Listing
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Domestic Species That Are Candidates for Liโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 22

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Feb 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 Listing (Not Warranted)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Sonoran Desert Tortoise
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 23

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Feb 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 Listing
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Sonoran Desert Tortoise
  • Publication type: Candidate Removal
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