Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise

Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Joshua Tree National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 340 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise in Joshua Tree National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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