This list may not reflect recent changes. The california fish and game commission has formally recognized the mojave desert tortoise as endangered The designation, granted thursday, is the latest in a long series of steps to try to. 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 Agassizii is distributed in western arizona, southeastern california, southern nevada, and southwestern utah
Desierto de mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern sierra nevada mountains and transverse ranges in the southwestern united states [7][2] named after the indigenous mohave people, it is located primarily in southeastern california and southwestern nevada, with small portions. It is adapted to arid climates and is most commonly found in sand dunes within the mojave desert.
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