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The desert tortoise is the official state reptile in California and Nevada. [6] The desert tortoise lives about 50 to 80 years; [7] it grows slowly and generally has a low reproductive rate. It spends most of its time in burrows, rock shelters, and pallets to regulate body temperature and reduce water loss.
The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, [3] [4] is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae ...
Turtles of North America. Turtles , tortoises , and terrapins native to terrestrial−land , freshwater , and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of North America , including in the sub-bioregions of Central America and the Caribbean .
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Depending on weather conditions and forage availability, it can take a few years or more for a hatchling to reach just over 4 inches (110 millimeters) long. They can eventually grow to about 14.5 ...
The Goode's thornscrub tortoise, also known as the Sinaloan thornscrub tortoise, Sinaloan desert tortoise or Goode's desert tortoise (Gopherus evgoodei), ...
The Mojave Desert is a desert bordered to the west by the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the California montane chaparral and woodlands, and to the south and east by the Sonoran Desert. The boundaries to the east of the Mojave Desert are less distinctive than the other boundaries because there is no presence of an indicator species, such as ...
Arizona Game and Fish has more than 100 captive tortoises that need homes. Here's why and everything you need to know about applying to adopt one.