Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
- GenusGopherus (Gopher and Desert Tortoises)
- SpeciesGopherus agassizii (Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise in Grand Canyon National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.