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• n  burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates

• Gopherus agassizii

News & Articles

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• Mojave Mirrors: World's Largest Solar Energy Ready to Shine
  Ivanpah, the world's largest solar thermal plant, is to begin generating power this summer. Challenges included relocating a population of endangered desert tortoises.
  July 25, 2013 - National Geographic