Gopherus donlaloi Reynoso & Montellano-Ballesteros, 2004:823
Don Lalo’s gopher tortoise
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Reynoso, V.-H. and Montellano-Ballesteros, M. (2004). A new giant turtle of the genus Gopherus (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from the Pleistocene of Tamaulipas, México, and a review of the phylogeny and biogeography of gopher tortoises. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4): 822-837.
Other references:
Turtle Extinctions Working Group et al. (2015). Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5: 1-66.