Gopherus evgoodei

Gopherus evgoodei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Gopherus
Species: Gopherus evgoodei

Name

• Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez Torres & Murphy, 2016
  • Type locality: Alamos (approximate location 27°02'N, 108°55'W, elevation 433 m), Sonora, Mexico.
  • Holotype: AMNH. Male ♂. 27.VIII.–2.IX.1942. legit Charles M. Bogert.

References

Primary references

• Edwards, T., Karl, A., Vaughn, M., Rosen, P., Torres, C.M. & Murphy, R.W. 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. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.562.6124 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Goode's thornscrub tortoise