Sonoran Desert Tortoise

Gopherus morafkai

Also known as Morafka's Desert Tortoise

reptiles2 U.S. zoos
Where to see one
2 U.S. zoos in our directory hold sonoran desert tortoise, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.

Conservation status

Not Evaluated

This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.

Full profile coming soon

We're still writing up the sonoran desert tortoise — where it lives in the wild, how it behaves, and what to look for on a visit. In the meantime, the zoos below hold one.

Where to see sonoran desert tortoise in the U.S.

2 zoos across 1 state

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