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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Desert Tortoise

Desert Tortoise walking in the desert
Common Name
Desert Tortoise
Mohave Desert Tortoise
Agassiz's Desert Tortoise
Mojave Desert Tortoise
FWS Focus

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
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Branches of Gopherus agassizii

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies0
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa00

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
InfraphylumGnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderTestudines
SuborderCryptodira
SuperfamilyTestudinoidea
FamilyTestudinidae
GenusGopherus
SpeciesGopherus agassiziiFWS Focus

Viewing: descendants of Gopherus agassizii