Sonoran Desert tortoise
| Sonoran Desert tortoise | |
|---|---|
| Sonoran Desert tortoise, G. morafkai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Gopherus |
| Species: | G. morafkai |
| Binomial name | |
| Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop, and Riedle, 2011 | |
The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native to the Sonoran Desert.