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Definition of Gopherus agassizii
1. Noun. Burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates.
Exact synonyms: Desert Tortoise
Generic synonyms: Tortoise
Group relationships: Genus Gopherus, Gopherus
Generic synonyms: Tortoise
Group relationships: Genus Gopherus, Gopherus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gopherus Agassizii
Literary usage of Gopherus agassizii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"gopherus agassizii (Cooper). DESERT TORTOISE. ... gopherus agassizii, STEJNEGER,
NA Fauna, No. 7, 1893, p. 161. Description.—Shell broad and deep, ..."
2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"The skin on top of the head is divided into scales. There is but one supra- caudal
plate. 3.—gopherus agassizii (Cooper). DESERT TORTOISE. ..."
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