North America's largest terrestrial tortoise, living in a region of the Chihuahuan Desert known as the Bolson de Mapimi in north-central Mexico, where it digs deep burrows to escape the desert heat. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Disputed
Population EstimateThe most recent published estimate is from 1991, based on data collected in 1983; no more recent census was found. Comparison
NatureServe RankG1 Critically Imperiled 3 CITES Appendix Scientific NameGopherus flavomarginatus 2 Conservation StatusRecommended for reclassification from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered in 2018. Connections
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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Gopherus flavomarginatus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Gopherus flavomarginatus
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix I
View the Source 2. Bolson Tortoise (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction
It lives in a region of the Chihuahuan Desert known as the Bolsón de Mapimí, which is located in north-central Mexico.
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Population section
The most recent research, published in 1991 from data collected in 1983, estimates that fewer than 10,000 tortoises remain in the wild.
Introduction
Of the six North American tortoise species, it is the largest, having a carapace length of about 46 cm (18 in). It lives in a region of the Chihuahuan Desert known as the Bolsón de Mapimí, which is located in north-central Mexico.
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Populations have declined mostly due to overcollecting for food and the pet trade.
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- Open Questions: Open Question: Bolson Tortoise Population
- In Biome: Desert, Wikipedia intro: "he largest, having a carapace length of about 46 cm (18 in). It lives in a region of the Chihuahuan Desert known as the Bolsón de Mapimí, which is located in no..."
View the Source 3. NatureServe Explorer: Gopherus flavomarginatus
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"roundedGRank": "G1"
Wikidata: Bolson Tortoise
- Wikidata Q304573, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Gopherus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1012045 (Gopherus)
View the SourceOpen Questions (1 open question)
Open Question: Bolson Tortoise Population
The only published population estimate for the Bolson tortoise, fewer than 10,000 individuals, comes from research published in 1991 using data collected in 1983. No more recent field census of the wild population was found.
What would resolve this A current field survey of the Bolson de Mapimi population, comparable in method to the 1983 study, to establish whether the species has declined further since its 2018 uplisting to Critically Endangered.
Conservation BiologyBolson Tortoise (Wikipedia)
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