Gopherus agassizii Cooper 1863 (Mojave desert tortoise)
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 105217
Alternative combinations: Gopherus agassizi, Scaptochelys agassizii
Belongs to Gopherus according to V.-H. Reynoso and M. Montellano-Ballesteros 2004
Sister taxa: Gopherus (Gopherus), Gopherus (Oligopherus), Gopherus auffenbergi, Gopherus berlandieri, Gopherus brevisternus, Gopherus depressus, Gopherus donlaloi, Gopherus edae, Gopherus flavomarginatus, Gopherus hexagonatus, Gopherus laticuneus, Gopherus mohavensis, Gopherus polyphemus, Testudo milleri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore