Gopherus morafkai
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| Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Gopherus
Species: Gopherus morafkai
Name[edit]
Gopherus morafkai Murphy et al., 2011 ZooBank
- Holotype: CAS (California Academy of Sciences) 33867; juvenile; collected on 9 July 1912 by H. Brown and preserved in ethanol.
- Type locality: Tucson (approximate location 32°7'N, 110°56'W, elevation 948 m), Pima County, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Etymology: The species is a patronym for the late Professor David Joseph Morafka in recognition of his many contributions to the biology and conservation of the species of Gopherus.
Mentions[edit]
- Xerobates agassizii Cooper 1861 (partim)
- Testudo agassizii (Cooper 1861) (partim). Generic reassignment by Cope (1875)
- Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) (partim). Generic reassignment by Stejneger (1893)
- Scaptochelys agassizii (Cooper 1861) (partim). Generic reassignment by Bramble (1982)
- Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley et Velázques Solis 1989. In error by Crumly and Grismer (1994)
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Murphy, R.W., Berry, K.H., Edwards, T., Leviton, A.E., Lathrop, A. & Riedle, J.D. 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. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.113.1353Reference page.