Morafka’s Desert Tortoise
Gopherus morafkai
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,324
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native to the Sonoran Desert.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sonoran Desert tortoise”.