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title: "Sonoran Desert Tortoise"
description: "Gopherus morafkai — Gady. The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native to the Sonoran Desert."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sonoran-desert-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sonoran Desert Tortoise

> Gopherus morafkai — Gady. The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native to the Sonoran Desert.

- Scientific name: *Gopherus morafkai*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 2436
- Wikidata: [Q2113453](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2113453)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101773](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101773)

## Names

- en: Sonoran Desert Tortoise
- de: Sonora-Gopherschildkröte
- es: Tortuga del desierto de Sonora

## Countries with the most observations

US (1754), MX (330)

## Summary

The Sonoran Desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), or Morafka's desert tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native to the Sonoran Desert.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoran_Desert_tortoise

## Photo

![Sonoran Desert Tortoise](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sonoran-desert-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204313115

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sonoran-desert-tortoise?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).