Desert tortoise (English Wikipedia)

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Berry, K.H.; Allison, L.J.; McLuckie, A.M.; Vaughn, M.; Murphy, R.W. (2021). "Gopherus agassizii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T97246272A3150871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T97246272A3150871.en. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
Uwe Fritz; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 280. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.
Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (June 28, 2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Edwards T, Karl AE, Vaughn M, Rosen PC, Torres CM, Murphy RW (2016). "The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group". ZooKeys (562): 131–158. Bibcode:2016ZooK..562..131E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.562.6124. PMC 4768471. PMID 27006625.
Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
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Rodrigues, João Fabrício Mota; Liu, Yuxiang (May 1, 2016). "An overview of same-sex mounting in turtles and tortoises". Journal of Ethology. 34 (2): 133–137. doi:10.1007/s10164-015-0456-2. ISSN 1439-5444. S2CID 254145807.
Deane K. (2018). "The 'hibernation' process and post 'hibernation' care of tortoises". Veterinary Nursing Journal. 33 (7): 197–200. doi:10.1080/17415349.2018.1466670. S2CID 59535431.
Jacobson, E. R., J. M. Gaskin, M. B. Brown, R. K. Harris, C. H. Gardiner, J. L. Lapointe, H. P. Adams, and C. Reggiardo (1991). "Chronic upper respiratory tract disease of free ranging desert tortoises (Xerobates agassizii )". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 27 (2): 296–316. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-27.2.296. PMID 2067052. S2CID 42473017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Brown, M. B., I. M. Schumacher, P. A. Klein, K. Harris, T. Correll, and E. R. Jacobson (1994). "Mycoplasma agassizii causes upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise". Infection and Immunity. 62 (10): 4580–4586. doi:10.1128/iai.62.10.4580-4586.1994. PMC 303146. PMID 7927724.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Brown, M. B., K. H. Berry, I. M. Schumacher, K. A. Nagy, M. M. Christopher, and P. A. Klein (1999). "Seroepidemiology of upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise in the western Mojave Desert of California". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 35 (4): 716–727. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-35.4.716. PMID 10574531. S2CID 22509874.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Schumacher, I. M.; M. B. Brown; E. R. Jacobson; B. R. Collins & P. A. Klein (1993). "Detection of antibodies to a pathogenic mycoplasma in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii ) with upper respiratory tract disease". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31 (6): 1454–1460. doi:10.1128/jcm.31.6.1454-1460.1993. PMC 265561. PMID 8314986.
Homer, B. L.; K. H. Berry; M. B. Brown & G. Ellis, E. R. Jacobson (1998). "Pathology of diseases in wild desert tortoises from California". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 34 (3): 508–523. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.508. PMID 9706560. S2CID 2657867.
Berry, K. H.; M. M. Christopher (2001). "Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 37 (3): 427–450. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.427. PMID 11504217. S2CID 6952651.
Homer, B. L.; C. Li; K. H. Berry; N. D. Denslow; E. R. Jacobson; R. H. Sawyer & J. E. Williams (2001). "Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii )". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 62 (1): 104–110. doi:10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.104. PMID 11197546.
Johnson, A. J.; D. J. Morafka & E. R. Jacobson (2006). "Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma agassizii and tortoise herpesvirus in captive desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii ) from the Greater Barstow Area, Mojave Desert, California" (PDF). Journal of Arid Environments. 67: 192–201. Bibcode:2006JArEn..67..192J. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.025. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
Edwards, T., C. J. Jarchow, C. A. Jones, and K. E. Bonine (2010). "Tracing Genetic Lineages of Captive Desert Tortoises in Arizona". Journal of Wildlife Management. 74 (4): 801–807. Bibcode:2010JWMan..74..801E. doi:10.2193/2009-199. S2CID 86409153.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

eol.org

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Gopherus agassizii. United States Forest Service. fs.fed.us Archived February 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

fws.gov

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ecos.fws.gov

"Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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Hohman, Judy; Stine, Peter; Bransfield, Ray; Kramer, Karla; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1990). "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Mojave Population of the Desert Tortoise". Federal Register. 55 (63): 12178–12191. 55 FR 12178
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harvard.edu

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Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (June 28, 2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Edwards T, Karl AE, Vaughn M, Rosen PC, Torres CM, Murphy RW (2016). "The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group". ZooKeys (562): 131–158. Bibcode:2016ZooK..562..131E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.562.6124. PMC 4768471. PMID 27006625.
Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Johnson, A. J.; D. J. Morafka & E. R. Jacobson (2006). "Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma agassizii and tortoise herpesvirus in captive desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii ) from the Greater Barstow Area, Mojave Desert, California" (PDF). Journal of Arid Environments. 67: 192–201. Bibcode:2006JArEn..67..192J. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.025. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
Edwards, T., C. J. Jarchow, C. A. Jones, and K. E. Bonine (2010). "Tracing Genetic Lineages of Captive Desert Tortoises in Arizona". Journal of Wildlife Management. 74 (4): 801–807. Bibcode:2010JWMan..74..801E. doi:10.2193/2009-199. S2CID 86409153.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

hawaiireporter.com

Dini, Jack (2010-10-31) Desert Tortoises Get Trumped by California's Solar Plants. Hawaii Reporter

iucnredlist.org

Berry, K.H.; Allison, L.J.; McLuckie, A.M.; Vaughn, M.; Murphy, R.W. (2021). "Gopherus agassizii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T97246272A3150871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T97246272A3150871.en. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

ivanpahsolar.com

Desert Tortoise Care at the Ivanpah Solar Project Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. ivanpahsolar.com (2012-03-06)

jstor.org

Jacobson, E. R.; T. J. Wronski; J. Schumacher; C. Reggiardo & K. H. Berry (1994). "Cutaneous dyskeratosis in free ranging desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, in the Colorado Desert of Southern California". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 25 (1): 68–81. JSTOR 20095336.
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Sahagun, Louis (June 10, 2019). "These tortoise-killing ravens are so smart, scientists must use drones to stop them". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
Simon, Richard (2009-03-25) Feinstein wants desert swath off-limits to solar, wind projects, Los Angeles Times

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Sahagun, Louis (2008-10-11) "Army suspends relocation of Ft. Irwin tortoises". Los Angeles Times

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Jirik, Kate. "LibGuides: Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) Fact Sheet: Physical Characteristics". ielc.libguides.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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Johnson, A. J.; D. J. Morafka & E. R. Jacobson (2006). "Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma agassizii and tortoise herpesvirus in captive desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii ) from the Greater Barstow Area, Mojave Desert, California" (PDF). Journal of Arid Environments. 67: 192–201. Bibcode:2006JArEn..67..192J. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.025. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

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"Desert Tortoise". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (June 28, 2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Edwards T, Karl AE, Vaughn M, Rosen PC, Torres CM, Murphy RW (2016). "The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group". ZooKeys (562): 131–158. Bibcode:2016ZooK..562..131E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.562.6124. PMC 4768471. PMID 27006625.
Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Jacobson, E. R., J. M. Gaskin, M. B. Brown, R. K. Harris, C. H. Gardiner, J. L. Lapointe, H. P. Adams, and C. Reggiardo (1991). "Chronic upper respiratory tract disease of free ranging desert tortoises (Xerobates agassizii )". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 27 (2): 296–316. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-27.2.296. PMID 2067052. S2CID 42473017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Brown, M. B., I. M. Schumacher, P. A. Klein, K. Harris, T. Correll, and E. R. Jacobson (1994). "Mycoplasma agassizii causes upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise". Infection and Immunity. 62 (10): 4580–4586. doi:10.1128/iai.62.10.4580-4586.1994. PMC 303146. PMID 7927724.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Brown, M. B., K. H. Berry, I. M. Schumacher, K. A. Nagy, M. M. Christopher, and P. A. Klein (1999). "Seroepidemiology of upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise in the western Mojave Desert of California". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 35 (4): 716–727. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-35.4.716. PMID 10574531. S2CID 22509874.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Schumacher, I. M.; M. B. Brown; E. R. Jacobson; B. R. Collins & P. A. Klein (1993). "Detection of antibodies to a pathogenic mycoplasma in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii ) with upper respiratory tract disease". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31 (6): 1454–1460. doi:10.1128/jcm.31.6.1454-1460.1993. PMC 265561. PMID 8314986.
Homer, B. L.; K. H. Berry; M. B. Brown & G. Ellis, E. R. Jacobson (1998). "Pathology of diseases in wild desert tortoises from California". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 34 (3): 508–523. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.508. PMID 9706560. S2CID 2657867.
Berry, K. H.; M. M. Christopher (2001). "Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 37 (3): 427–450. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.427. PMID 11504217. S2CID 6952651.
Homer, B. L.; C. Li; K. H. Berry; N. D. Denslow; E. R. Jacobson; R. H. Sawyer & J. E. Williams (2001). "Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii )". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 62 (1): 104–110. doi:10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.104. PMID 11197546.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (June 28, 2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Edwards T, Karl AE, Vaughn M, Rosen PC, Torres CM, Murphy RW (2016). "The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group". ZooKeys (562): 131–158. Bibcode:2016ZooK..562..131E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.562.6124. PMC 4768471. PMID 27006625.
Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Brown, M. B., I. M. Schumacher, P. A. Klein, K. Harris, T. Correll, and E. R. Jacobson (1994). "Mycoplasma agassizii causes upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise". Infection and Immunity. 62 (10): 4580–4586. doi:10.1128/iai.62.10.4580-4586.1994. PMC 303146. PMID 7927724.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Schumacher, I. M.; M. B. Brown; E. R. Jacobson; B. R. Collins & P. A. Klein (1993). "Detection of antibodies to a pathogenic mycoplasma in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii ) with upper respiratory tract disease". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31 (6): 1454–1460. doi:10.1128/jcm.31.6.1454-1460.1993. PMC 265561. PMID 8314986.

nps.gov

"Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)". Mojave National Preserve California. National Park Service. March 21, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

nytimes.com

green.blogs.nytimes.com

Woody, Todd (2009-07-13) A Solar Land Rush, The New York Times

pe.com

"DROUGHT: Lack of water threatens desert tortoise". March 21, 2014.

peer.org

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pensoft.net

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Murphy, Robert; Berry, Kristin; Edwards, Taylor; Leviton, Alan; Lathrop, Amy; Riedle, J. Daren (June 28, 2011). "The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation". ZooKeys (113): 39–71. Bibcode:2011ZooK..113...39M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.113.1353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3187627. PMID 21976992.
Edwards T, Karl AE, Vaughn M, Rosen PC, Torres CM, Murphy RW (2016). "The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group". ZooKeys (562): 131–158. Bibcode:2016ZooK..562..131E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.562.6124. PMC 4768471. PMID 27006625.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Uwe Fritz; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 280. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.
Rodrigues, João Fabrício Mota; Liu, Yuxiang (May 1, 2016). "An overview of same-sex mounting in turtles and tortoises". Journal of Ethology. 34 (2): 133–137. doi:10.1007/s10164-015-0456-2. ISSN 1439-5444. S2CID 254145807.
Deane K. (2018). "The 'hibernation' process and post 'hibernation' care of tortoises". Veterinary Nursing Journal. 33 (7): 197–200. doi:10.1080/17415349.2018.1466670. S2CID 59535431.
Jacobson, E. R., J. M. Gaskin, M. B. Brown, R. K. Harris, C. H. Gardiner, J. L. Lapointe, H. P. Adams, and C. Reggiardo (1991). "Chronic upper respiratory tract disease of free ranging desert tortoises (Xerobates agassizii )". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 27 (2): 296–316. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-27.2.296. PMID 2067052. S2CID 42473017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Brown, M. B., K. H. Berry, I. M. Schumacher, K. A. Nagy, M. M. Christopher, and P. A. Klein (1999). "Seroepidemiology of upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise in the western Mojave Desert of California". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 35 (4): 716–727. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-35.4.716. PMID 10574531. S2CID 22509874.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Homer, B. L.; K. H. Berry; M. B. Brown & G. Ellis, E. R. Jacobson (1998). "Pathology of diseases in wild desert tortoises from California". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 34 (3): 508–523. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.508. PMID 9706560. S2CID 2657867.
Berry, K. H.; M. M. Christopher (2001). "Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 37 (3): 427–450. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.427. PMID 11504217. S2CID 6952651.
Edwards, T., C. J. Jarchow, C. A. Jones, and K. E. Bonine (2010). "Tracing Genetic Lineages of Captive Desert Tortoises in Arizona". Journal of Wildlife Management. 74 (4): 801–807. Bibcode:2010JWMan..74..801E. doi:10.2193/2009-199. S2CID 86409153.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

thewildlifenews.com

Ertz, Brian (2011-4-29) Ivanpah solar project would disturb thousands of desert tortoises. The Wildlife News

tortoise-tracks.org

Connor, Michael J., and Mark Massar, "Megadump Initiative Threat to DTNA" and "2005 Annual Report Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Accomplishments & Activities", "Tortoise Tracks." April 2006

usgs.gov

archive.usgs.gov

Genetic Analysis Splits Desert Tortoise into Two Species Archived January 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. US Geological Survey (2011-06-28). Retrieved on 2019-08-22.

vvng.com

"Federal agencies partner to conserve Mojave desert tortoises". VVNG. Victor Valley News Group. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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Desert Tortoise Care at the Ivanpah Solar Project Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. ivanpahsolar.com (2012-03-06)
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