NPS Photo by Stacy Manson
Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at burrow
Profile view of two Desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) entering a burrow, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. Desert Tortoses are native to the Mojave Deser and Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States. It is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah.