Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle, 2011

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Murphy, Robert W.;Kristin H. Berry, Taylor Edwards, Alan E. Leviton, Amy Lathrop, J. Daren Riedle. 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.

Synonyms: Xerobates agassizii Cooper, 1861
Homonyms: Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle, 2011
Common names: Morafka's Desert Tortoise in English; Morafka’s Desert Tortoise in English; Sonoran Desert Tortoise in English; Sonoran desert tortoise in English; Sonoran Desert Tortoise in English; Morafka’s Desert Tortoise in English

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