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The desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and to the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. 4 G. agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. 4 The

Oak trees contain tannic acid, which is toxic to tortoises. The acid is most concentrated in the young leaves and acorns. Avoid placing your tortoise enclosure near a mature oak tree. Incorporating Plants into a Tortoise Habitat The hardest part of adding live plants to a tortoise habitat is finding plants that match your pet's needs.

Desert tortoise in sandy desert image by Joshua Tree National Park via Flickr Scientific name Gopherus agassizii Adult length 9-15 inches 23-38 cm Adult weight 8-15 pounds 3.6-6.8 kg The desert tortoise is one of the most recognizable tortoise species in North America, known for its ability to survive in harsh desert conditions. It spends most of its life in underground

The Mojave desert tortoise is a large, herbivorous plant-eating reptile that occurs in the Mojave Desert north and west of the Colorado River in southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, southeastern California, and northwestern Arizona in the United States. The desert tortoise is one of most elusive inhabitants of the desert, spending up to 95 of its life underground. The desert tortoise lives

Agassiz's desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii approach the southern edge of their mostly Mojave Desert range near Joshua Tree National Park. Modern desert tortoise research started in the Park in 1978 when the first tortoise population census was conducted on a one square mile area in the Pinto Basin known as the quotBarrow Plot.quot U.S. Geological Survey research began at the plot in 1997

Life History The desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii is the largest reptile and the only wild land tortoise found in the southwestern United States. The tortoise occurs in southern Nevada, western Arizona, southeastern California, and northwestern Mexico. Desert tortoises are typically found in creosote bush, cactus and shade scale scrub, and Joshua tree woodland habitats below 5000

Habitat and Behavior In Joshua Tree National Park, the desert tortoise primarily inhabits the Mojave Desert region. They thrive in areas with plenty of vegetation, such as cacti, wildflowers, and bushes, which serve as their primary food sources. During the scorching summer months, tortoises find refuge in burrows to escape the extreme heat.

An adult desert tortoise with beak stained green by spring flowers in Joshua Tree National Park. Photo by Kat Talley-Jones Did you know the city of Twentynine Palms sits between two vast desert tortoise preserves?

Desert tortoises spend 95 of their lives in their burrow. Seeing them on the landscape is a rare treat. NPSLAKE Tortoise Lifestyles Desert tortoises live in desert valleys between about 1,000 and 4,000 feet in elevation. Typically they are found in creosote bush, where scattered shrubs provide abundant space for growth of grasses and wildflowers, the favored foods of the tortoise. They spend