Gopherus agassizii

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q914356
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Gopherus agassizii

Summary

Gopherus agassizii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,279 views/month, #1,299 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gopherus agassizii's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gopherus agassizii is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Gopherus agassizii's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Gopherus agassizii is classified within Q1012045[6].
  • Gopherus agassizii is endemic to United States[7].
  • Gopherus agassizii's scientific name is Gopherus agassizii[8].
  • Gopherus agassizii's Commons category is recorded as Gopherus agassizii[9].
  • Gopherus agassizii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. agassizii'}[10].
  • Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'desert tortoise'}[11].
  • Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga del Desierto'}[12].
  • Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Gophère d'Agassiz"}[13].
  • Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tortue d'Agassiz"}[14].
  • Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Agassiz's desert tortoise"}[15].
  • Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mojave desert tortoise'}[16].
  • Gopherus agassizii's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • Gopherus agassizii's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Gopherus_agassizii[18].
  • Gopherus agassizii's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[19].
  • Gopherus agassizii's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gopherus agassizii is Gopherus agassizii[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Q1012045[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'desert tortoise'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga del Desierto'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Gophère d'Agassiz"}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tortue d'Agassiz"}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Agassiz's desert tortoise"}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mojave desert tortoise'}[16].

Distribution

Gopherus agassizii is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Gopherus agassizii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40086[21]. Gopherus agassizii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38772[22]. Gopherus agassizii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 456478[23]. Gopherus agassizii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441814[24]. Gopherus agassizii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173856[25].

Why It Matters

Gopherus agassizii ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,279 views/month, #1,299 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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