Species / Testudines taxon
Sonoran Desert Tortoise
Gopherus morafkai
已灭绝的化石物种，发现于美国德克萨斯州休科盆地，年代为早更新世。
Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Testudinoid Turtles Superfamily (TESTUDINOIDEA) > Tortoises (TESTUDINIDAE) > North American Tortoises Subfamily (XEROBATINAE) > Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus) > Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.
- Chinese Name
- 索诺拉沙漠龟
- English Name
- Sonoran Desert Tortoise
- Scientific Name
- Gopherus morafkai
Plate notes
休科沙龟
学名
休科沙龟
概述
已灭绝的化石物种，发现于美国德克萨斯州休科盆地，年代为早更新世。
趣闻
以发现地休科盆地命名。
形态特征
根据化石描述：具有腹甲和附肢骨骼，具体形态特征见Vlachos (2018)。
生态习性
推测生活于类似现代沙龟的干旱环境，植食性。
主要威胁与保护
已灭绝，主要威胁为自然气候变化等。
自然分布与保护状态
分布：美国德克萨斯州赫德派斯县。已灭绝（化石）。
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