The former widespread Gopherus agassizii sensu lato was last assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 1996, while the separate Sonoran Desert Tortoise, G. morafkai, was provisionally assessed as Vulnerable.
Sources
- Gopherus agassizii - USGS Publications Warehouse (pubs.usgs.gov)
- https://deserttortoise.org/wp-content/uploads/2019_Berry-and-Murphy_CRM_5_109_agassizii.pdf (deserttortoise.org)
- https://theturtleroom.org/species-profile/gopherus-morafkai/ (theturtleroom.org)
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