The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and Conservation

by Thomas R. Van Devender

Book Overview

One of the most recognizable animals of the Southwest, the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) makes its home in both the Sonoran and Mohave Deserts, as well as in tropical areas to the south in Mexico. Called by Tohono O'odham people "komik'c-ed," or "shell with living thing inside," it is one of the few desert creatures kept as a domestic pet--as well as one of the most studied reptiles in the world. Most of our knowledge of desert...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816526060
• ISBN13: 9780816526062
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"