The Mojave Desert Tortoise's Critically Endangered assessment includes disease effects from upper respiratory tract disease, also called mycoplasmosis.
Sources
- Gopherus agassizii - USGS Publications Warehouse (pubs.usgs.gov)
- https://tortoise-tracks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Berry-et-al-IUCN-Red-List.pdf (tortoise-tracks.org)
- https://iucn-tftsg.org/gopherus-agassizii-109/ (iucn-tftsg.org)
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