Genotyping captive desert tortoises could be used to inform the adoption process, and thereby provide additional protection to native desert-tortoise populations in Arizona.doi:10.2193/2009-199TAYLOR EDWARDSArizona Research Laboratories, Human Origins Genotyping Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ...
Name: ___ Desert Tortoise By Guy Belleranti A turtle that lives on land is called a tortoise. One interesting tortoise is the desert tortoise. This reptile lives in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like all tortoises a desert tortoise has a shell...