INATURALIST Observations 93809103
GBIFID: 3759815686;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29066.00000.

INATURALIST Observations 341809578
San Diego, California: 32.819726, -116.317887: : 2/26/2026: Jen Pagel: 26 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29039.00000.

INATURALIST Observations 38656060
GBIFID: 2573944028;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29039.00000.

GBIFID: 1831202939;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29039.00000.

GBIFID: 3802681768; Occurrence Remarks: Important document of the rare and small desert tortoise population in a preserve in Carlsbad, CA. Location private in case of Poachers or illegal collectors. If you want to know the location, privately text me on Inaturalist.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

GBIFID: 1088927996; Occurrence Remarks: Solitary individual encountered while I was hiking. Desert Tortoises, a threatened species, are native to the Mojave Desert, not Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which falls in the lower elevation Colorado Desert. It is likely a descendant of captive tortoises released by authorities in this area circa 1970-1971. See A good reference for learning more about the natural history of Desert Tortoises is http://www.blm.gov/ca/pdfs/cdd_pdfs/dta.pdf. This tortoise had been browsing wildflowers as can be seen in this image showing a stalk in its mouth.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

GBIFID: 1831183680; Occurrence Remarks: Prior year sighting by ABDSP visitor Ian Cummings. Brought to my attention 2/8/2018. Mr. Cummings kindly shared this photo subsequent to our meeting and endorsed posting to iNaturalist. Curiously, this individual was observed two days prior to my own sighting of the same species 9+ miles to the ENE of this individual. The intervening terrain is rough and includes multiple ridges, canyons, dry falls, and similar obstacles so these are undoubtedly two different individuals. The gular horns appear to have different shapes when compared in the two photos.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

GBIFID: 4528320448; Occurrence Remarks: Found by Ranchita Ted.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

GBIFID: 4854874800; Occurrence Remarks: Almost killed three times before I got it off the road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

GBIFID: 4936516301; Occurrence Remarks: The shape of the burrow holes suggests a tortoise. This sandy hillside had at least half a dozen similar burrow holes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29039.00000.

GBIFID: 1453400869; Occurrence Remarks: May be released pet. I understand that several such populations are becoming established in the area.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28998.00000.

GBIFID: 1211992553; Occurrence Remarks: Found on shoulder of Yaqui Pass Road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

Mexicali, California: 32.629453, -114.908353: : 3/5/2011: Michael Finch: 5 Mar 2011 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29066.00000.

GBIFID: 3044782003; Occurrence Remarks: In its burrow waiting for some rain...;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29012.00000.

GBIFID: 1668840258; Occurrence Remarks: Found crossing the road south of Casa del Zorro;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

GBIFID: 1500344224; Occurrence Remarks: This is one of two desert tortoises I saw, the same morning, around 9am. They were out browsing on the vegetation.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

San Diego, California: 33.234218, -116.551929: : 5/4/2025: whitefeatherfindings: 4 May 2025 :

GBIFID: 4935694423; Occurrence Remarks: Found snoozing in small wash at night;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

San Diego, California: 33.202338, -116.58681: : 10/4/2025: Clwall: 4 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

GBIFID: 2529341621; Occurrence Remarks: Im not sure what species desert tortoise this is, I welcome suggestions. Thanks.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

GBIFID: 5076837955; Occurrence Remarks: Dessert tortoise spotted in the Colorado section of the Sonoran dessert. IΓÇÖve always wanted you to see one of these magical creatures in the wild. I camp all around the desert, this is the first one IΓÇÖve ever spotted. Such a rare and magical being to witness.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

Imperial, California: 33.418578, -115.635077: : 2/5/2026: mantisplantis: 5 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Imperial, California: 33.428392, -115.721366: : 11/6/2025: P. Johnson: 6 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.463407, -115.223687: : 3/19/2026: Cameron W Barrows: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.465359, -114.929878: : 5/2/2026: Austin R. Kelly: 2 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Imperial, California: 33.412968, -115.639631: : 10/26/2025: Colin Barrows: 26 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Imperial, California: 33.416161, -115.682732: : 11/6/2025: randall simpson: 6 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.501875, -115.75541: : 11/6/2025: Colin Barrows: 6 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.505222, -115.513379: : 3/19/2026: P. Johnson: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

San Diego, California: 33.388796, -116.421571: : 4/11/2026: Clwall: 11 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28984.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.512596, -115.596428: : 3/19/2026: Sendy Hern├índez Orellana Barrows: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.509764, -115.437641: : 11/3/2025: Joey Santore: 3 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

GBIFID: 2242799566; Occurrence Remarks: discovered this lone shell in a remote lava covered area of Southeast Riverside County .;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.557509, -115.284378: : 3/19/2026: Sendy Hern├índez Orellana Barrows: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.51712, -115.290821: : 3/19/2026: Cameron W Barrows: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.671953, -116.506069: : 10/25/2025: Philip Knights: 25 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Alive but overturned on road, 2nd pic in situ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3947560317; Occurrence Remarks: 230 mcl, male. In the drip shade of a cheese bush, basking.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1837779474; Occurrence Remarks: Sighted on the Randall Henderson Trail.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.579867, -114.653442: : 5/2/2026: Austin R. Kelly: 2 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.672519, -116.224881: : 3/4/2026: Tracy Drake: 4 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.639442, -115.651323: : 2/15/2026: Anthony Rios: 15 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Found sleeping in its den (obviously); Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.658357, -116.545608: : 4/9/2026: Chris W.: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.652893, -116.228424: : 9/18/2025: Chris Tracy: 18 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.707534, -115.736976: : 3/21/2026: Chris Thawley: 21 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.612403, -115.259175: : 1/1/2026: hgray: 1 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.672979, -115.900656: : 3/30/2026: esernoff: 30 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.688573, -115.647551: : 3/21/2026: Chris Thawley: 21 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Found within burrows; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 4126718955; Occurrence Remarks: Old scat and burrow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 4414120215; Occurrence Remarks: Short Hike in Joshua Tree National Park gave a glimpse of the diverse wildlife of two of Americas deserts!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.593418, -115.595852: : 3/19/2026: Colin Barrows: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28957.00000.

GBIFID: 2244290144; Occurrence Remarks: RICOH IMAGING Joshua Tree National Park, palm tree oasis trail before it splits off. Tortoise is missing its left eye.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 5037022442; Occurrence Remarks: Mummified;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 5134829616; Occurrence Remarks: Maybe around 10 long shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3090796560; Occurrence Remarks: Came out of burrow during rain event;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3090861564; Occurrence Remarks: Came out of burrow during rain event;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3090850571; Occurrence Remarks: Came out of burrow during rain event;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3090617546; Occurrence Remarks: Came out of burrow during rain event. Stationed itself at the dirt hole in hopes to drink from it;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2574256263; Occurrence Remarks: Just the shell and pelvis (?) bone found laying in a small sand wash area. Missing outer shell scales.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2574286505; Occurrence Remarks: Broken and partially eaten.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.611038, -115.940743: : 1/31/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 31 Jan 2020 :
GBIFID: 2576350972; Occurrence Remarks: Observation submitted by email - on the trail from Cottonwood campground to Masterdon, on the right hand side of the trail (going clockwise) under a bush;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.642476, -116.218413: : 3/7/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 7 Mar 2020 :
GBIFID: 2597758761; Occurrence Remarks: Observed by a Friends of the Desert Mountains trail camera on the Randall Henderson Trail in Palm Desert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.707919, -116.387792: : 9/8/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 8 Sep 2017 :
GBIFID: 2597949739; Occurrence Remarks: Observed by a Friends of the Desert Mountains trail camera on the Randall Henderson Trail in Palm Desert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.663993, -116.382866: : 9/8/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 8 Sep 2017 :
GBIFID: 2597957773; Occurrence Remarks: Observed by a Friends of the Desert Mountains trail camera on the Randall Henderson Trail in Palm Desert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.697389, -116.323443: : 9/10/2019: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 10 Sep 2019 :

Riverside, California: 33.695344, -115.76036: : 3/20/2020: aliceinthecerealbowl: 20 Mar 2020 :

GBIFID: 1272094270; Occurrence Remarks: In the trail near Cottonwood Spring.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.705857, -116.227536: : 10/7/2019: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 7 Oct 2019 :

Riverside, California: 33.672833, -116.268997: : 10/9/2019: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 9 Oct 2019 :

Riverside, California: 33.676989, -116.22072: : 4/5/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 5 Apr 2020 :
GBIFID: 2620121324; Occurrence Remarks: M2E45L125-125R399B372;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.679366, -116.321511: : 4/6/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 6 Apr 2020 :
GBIFID: 2620079310; Occurrence Remarks: M2E75L215-215R399B412;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.611149, -116.360975: : 2/29/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 29 Feb 2020 :
GBIFID: 2619884110; Occurrence Remarks: M2E79L223-223R399B413;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.636085, -116.385466: : 10/29/2019: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 29 Oct 2019 :

Riverside, California: 33.707258, -116.329045: : 4/27/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 27 Apr 2020 :
GBIFID: 2620046159; Occurrence Remarks: Observed by a Friends of the Desert Mountains remote trail camera.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1453510404; Occurrence Remarks: Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1457586262; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1453522393; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1580514369; Occurrence Remarks: Female tortoise waiting to be xrayed on the Randall Henderson Trail (she had 2 eggs). Part of a USGS genetic study.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.67792, -116.273566: : 8/25/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 25 Aug 2017 :

Riverside, California: 33.65338, -116.380627: : 7/26/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 26 Jul 2017 :

Riverside, California: 33.634251, -116.248468: : 7/20/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 20 Jul 2017 :

GBIFID: 1563431324; Occurrence Remarks: Seen on Metropolitan Water District road near southeast boundary of Joshua Tree NP. Recent OHV trespass into park was observed near this location.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.677917, -116.318115: : 5/31/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 31 May 2017 :

GBIFID: 3044590043; Occurrence Remarks: 5ΓÇ¥ Desert Tortoise walking in desert gravelly wash in Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, CA. A few minutes later we observed the tortoise eating a yellow flower. Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Californias State Reptile. It is found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of Southern California in semi-arid grasslands, gravelly desert washes, and sandy canyon bottoms below 3,500 ft. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2S3) in California. CaliforniaHerps: In April 2024 Mojave Desert Land Trust sent this email to members: The Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has become an Endangered species in California. In a unanimous vote by the California Fish and Game Commission on April 18, 2024, members agreed to uplist the species from Threatened. The CommissionΓÇÖs status review concluded that the desert tortoise was in ΓÇ£serious danger of becoming extinctΓÇ¥. Severe habitat loss and degradation, over-predation by ravens and coyotes, vehicle strikes, disease, and drought have caused severe population decline. The species was first listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990. Recent data shows their status is not improving. Desert tortoise population density and abundance declined by 38% in just the last 20 years. This continued decline prompted a review of the speciesΓÇÖ status. Adoption of the Commissions findings will be scheduled for a future meeting. In the years ahead, MDLT will be playing a leading role in the preservation of habitat for this iconic species. When a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, its most critical habitat is identified for increased protection. For the desert tortoise, much of that habitat is on federally owned and managed land. The significance of the continued decline prompted an interagency collaboration known as the Desert Tortoise Recovery and Sustainment Partnership (RASP) to coordinate a bolder strategy, with the goal of ultimately recovering the desert tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.633192, -116.224411: : 8/3/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 3 Aug 2017 :

GBIFID: 1806335816; Occurrence Remarks: desert tortoise after crossing the road at joshua tree np;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.62715, -116.247723: : 8/26/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 26 Aug 2017 :

Riverside, California: 33.857469, -115.895501: : 10/16/2025: packardr90: 16 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Los Angeles, California: 33.726745, -118.215879: : 11/3/2025: fairuza: 3 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.879988, -116.031751: : 11/11/2025: Melanie J. Davis: 11 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1890047495; Occurrence Remarks: this is the very first desert tortoise I observed in the wild. I found these tracks first and then followed them for about 30 min prior to finding the tortoise at rest after it had started to dig a burrow. This was a small individual I am guessing maybe just a very lbs and maybe 7-8 in long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 1841250455; Occurrence Remarks: Between mile marker 0.7 and 0.8;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Joshua Tree State Park; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 32376.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.947227, -116.104307: : 3/9/2026: livilovestheearth: 9 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.830784, -116.064507: : 3/26/2026: barrett_bauer: 26 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.910743, -115.883367: : 3/17/2026: roadrunner_beepbeep: 17 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 3337604657; Occurrence Remarks: Front left limb missing.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.743268, -115.379271: : 2/22/2026: california_every_reptile: 22 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.951564, -115.897741: : 3/7/2026: freemont7: 7 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 47414.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.867862, -116.108452: : 3/8/2026: Andrea Carpio: 8 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.725872, -116.560378: : 4/9/2026: socalhikergal: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Desert tortoise munching actively alongside the Lost palms trail; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.916436, -115.653539: : 4/15/2026: Alex Bairstow: 15 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.95807, -116.074523: : 5/3/2026: pleiotrope: 3 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1088962650; Occurrence Remarks: ~30yrs;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.916492, -116.119109: : 3/15/2026: Jennifer Spring: 15 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.018811, -116.390613: : 3/15/2026: smalasho: 15 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.009306, -116.139112: : 3/29/2026: jhmadden: 29 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.990017, -115.970428: : 5/18/2025: sarahnock: 18 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.957005, -115.96037: : 1/2/2026: sgraver: 2 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 53017.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.946115, -116.729404: : 3/9/2026: shpongleoid: 9 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.912462, -116.093193: : 3/19/2026: ajackman291: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Found just past Cottonwood Spring. Burrow was also noted near by.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.894319, -116.149305: : 3/23/2026: bflygirl88: 23 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.864737, -115.95259: : 2/24/2026: haley_d: 24 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.770361, -115.826658: : 4/1/2026: mesteve: 1 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.962928, -116.171461: : 4/6/2026: Travis Kurtz: 6 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Temp around 85-90 with cloud cover. After about a five hour hike, I followed tracks seen in 1st photo about a hundred yards and it led to tortoise seen in 2nd photo. Some time earlier I had followed similar but fainter tracks, (see third photo, tracks barely visible between green marker lines) these tracks were located about 300 yards away from tracks seen in 1st photo I tried following tracks in the third photo but those tracks did not lead anywhere. unsure if those tracks were from the same tortoise or a different one, they appeared to be similar in size.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 206153.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.740494, -116.456525: : 4/9/2026: desertjules: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.840067, -116.178171: : 3/23/2026: Joe Zarki: 23 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.767816, -115.622691: : 4/10/2026: wshaffer74: 10 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.958189, -116.685871: : 12/5/2025: Monica Nguyen: 5 Dec 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.726048, -115.80848: : 4/7/2025: Paul G. Johnson: 7 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.837386, -115.721453: : 9/28/2025: Melanie J. Davis: 28 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.767819, -116.479897: : 4/9/2026: Jan Thompson: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.960413, -116.15149: : 1/1/2026: Ark: 1 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 3743082171; Occurrence Remarks: Large adult male - very dark;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: moved from road; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3760313360; Occurrence Remarks: Safely guarded from cars until it crossed on its own.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 3859397769; Occurrence Remarks: Front left limb missing, but seemed like an old injury. Capable of movement with just three limbs, crawled into bushes shortly after photo was taken;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 3874089990; Occurrence Remarks: Adding some older sightings, is there a way to tell if any of these are the same tortoise?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3915323854; Occurrence Remarks: On a dark desert highway...;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 3986140804; Occurrence Remarks: Scat;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3915579777; Occurrence Remarks: At the top of the 62 grade into Yucca Valley I was on my way out of town. I narrowly missed him, but the car behind me did not. There was a little bit of blood so I put them in the shade I was, I was all I could do.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3961018981; Occurrence Remarks: We heard the ranger say these guys were already in brumation! Luckily this guy made his way out of the road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 4009899162; Occurrence Remarks: Joshua Tree NP, California. 20 March 1978. Location is approximate.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4011633193; Occurrence Remarks: Joshua Tree National Park, CA;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1890047646; Occurrence Remarks: found in burrow in relatively flat terrain. Possibly the same individual I observed in 2013, appeared to be about the same size and the burrow location was very close to the previous years sighting.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 4034995380; Occurrence Remarks: Apparently recently dead. All exposed parts eaten.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1890674481; Occurrence Remarks: observed it first eating wildflowers in an open area. After about 5-10 minutes it then spotted us and it crawled into its burrow which was closeby, maybe 20-25 feet. guessing size to be around 6-7 lbs.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 1890674487; Occurrence Remarks: This tortoise appeared to be very healthy and eating well as indicated by the green vegetation stains on the mouth. Conditions in the desert that spring (2017) were very good, lots of rain in the winter so a lot of vegetation,flowers food sources were available. Tortoise was first observed just outside of his burrow. 50 minutes later he crawled back into his burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 3915504139; Occurrence Remarks: Saw this adult Desert Tortoise wandering near the trail during a monsoon. Location of where the tortoise was is approximate to help protect it. Hope the tortoise can be tagged and monitored by the park staff to help keep it safe.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4946536099; Occurrence Remarks: I assume this is the right species based on where it was found, in the Colorado Desert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 4091859768; Occurrence Remarks: This tortoise was attempting to cross the highway, but it would flinch every time that a car went by. Eventually, Several people stopped and made a double-cordon across the roadway, stopping traffic and allowing the tortoise to cross on its own. It moved rather rapidly when left to its own initiative to cross the pavement.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1890674524; Occurrence Remarks: smaller sized tortoise in burrow under creosote. this was the only tortoise observation made on this 3 day trip. overall conditions in the desert were very dry and sparse vegetation due to the lack of rainfall this winter/spring.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 4091494954; Occurrence Remarks: small footprints with clawmarks, running exactly in parallel over sandy area. tracked these in both directions for about an hour but was unable to locate either a tortoise or a burrow, appearrs that tortoise went into sandy area then back out to harder rocky ground where its tracks were not observable.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4102784241; Occurrence Remarks: navigating a steep, rocky slope;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1890674488; Occurrence Remarks: observed this fellow in an open area, would guess it to be around 7-8 lbs. It crawled into a shaded area to rest as we left.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 1899798323; Occurrence Remarks: Just outside of Joshua Tree, behind a gas station. The guy working at the station said this tortoise lived nearby but was not a pet. It did not appear to be a captive;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4162267611; Occurrence Remarks: Maybe Sonoran? In JTNP;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4091494003; Occurrence Remarks: wpts 282;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4413699762; Occurrence Remarks: Healthy likely female DT. No discharge from nares. Eyes clear. Alert and active. Healed shell trauma on both front quadrants, likely from predator.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4414083279; Occurrence Remarks: Mojave Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4413667339; Occurrence Remarks: Mojave Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1135354636; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise seen on Ryan Mountain trail just after sunset.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4599753999; Occurrence Remarks: out in the open, getting some early morning sun, partly cloudy and 75 degrees, no wind. ref Garmin wpt 003. about 147 yds southwest of wpt 227 (218 degree heading).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4600039222; Occurrence Remarks: very smooth ceiling of this clean burrow indicates may have been recently used. Burrow entrance free of any debris.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 4413434217; Occurrence Remarks: Photographer Chris Scharf - client of Royle Safaris on tour;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 56383.00000.

GBIFID: 4607495102; Occurrence Remarks: Traffic stopped, tortoise was right out on the road, tortoise was moved to safety by passerby,;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4606676395; Occurrence Remarks: very small shell fragments scattered about, a close look at them appearrs to show the linear patterns and shapes associated with the desert tortoise outer shell. Found these in a sandy area. footnote: A live tortoise sighting was made in April of 2023 about 600 feet from these shell fragments. Estimated that these fragments would be approximately the same size of the live tortoise observed about one year ago.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 4851940286; Occurrence Remarks: Photo sent of 2 Mojave Desert Tortoises by a friend who was hiking on the Lost Palms Oasis Trail in Joshua Tree National Park. They were 10-12 inches long. Photo credit: D. Bailey. Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Californias State Reptile. It is found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of Southern California in semi-arid grasslands, gravelly desert washes, and sandy canyon bottoms below 3,500 ft. Conservation Status: Imperiled (S2S3) in California. CaliforniaHerps: In April 2024 Mojave Desert Land Trust sent this email to members: The Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has become an Endangered species in California. In a unanimous vote by the California Fish and Game Commission on April 18, 2024, members agreed to uplist the species from Threatened. The CommissionΓÇÖs status review concluded that the desert tortoise was in ΓÇ£serious danger of becoming extinctΓÇ¥. Severe habitat loss and degradation, over-predation by ravens and coyotes, vehicle strikes, disease, and drought have caused severe population decline. The species was first listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990. Recent data shows their status is not improving. Desert tortoise population density and abundance declined by 38% in just the last 20 years. This continued decline prompted a review of the speciesΓÇÖ status. Adoption of the Commissions findings will be scheduled for a future meeting. In the years ahead, MDLT will be playing a leading role in the preservation of habitat for this iconic species. When a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, its most critical habitat is identified for increased protection. For the desert tortoise, much of that habitat is on federally owned and managed land. The significance of the continued decline prompted an interagency collaboration known as the Desert Tortoise Recovery and Sustainment Partnership (RASP) to coordinate a bolder strategy, with the goal of ultimately recovering the desert tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2234741496; Occurrence Remarks: Bit windy, low 60s, energy of individual seemed rather conservative;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 2234773878; Occurrence Remarks: Small tortoise about 6 inches (15cm) carapace length.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 4606867419; Occurrence Remarks: Joshua Tree NP;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 2236212971; Occurrence Remarks: tortoise out in open area appeared to be sunning itself, not grazing. No burrow was observed nearby, shell looked very clean. Air temp around 75 degrees nights were in the low 40s.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 2236887567; Occurrence Remarks: tortoise shell found in a fairly flat, lava rock area. appeared to be a medium sized individual would have guessed weight to be 6-7 lbs.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 2236889416; Occurrence Remarks: nearly intact shell found in a semi-rocky side canyon area, Good sized individual would have guessed weight to be 8-9 lbs.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 2236923526; Occurrence Remarks: broken up shell fragments located in an open flat area near creosote bush;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 4438812316; Occurrence Remarks: a very small portion of a shell discovered in a remote rocky ravine. appears to have been a very small desert tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 3044721375; Occurrence Remarks: very sparse shell/bone fragments which were observed in a flat area with creosote, remote location.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 2242819903; Occurrence Remarks: May 3rd, 2019 6:30pm. Looks like a young one. Always a pleasure to see them.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2244291887; Occurrence Remarks: RICOH IMAGING Joshua Tree National Park, palm tree oasis trail before it splits off. Tortoise is missing its left eye.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2265836827; Occurrence Remarks: Joshua Tree National Park, CA.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 5134559537; Occurrence Remarks: Maybe around 15 long shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2236213995; Occurrence Remarks: tortoise out in open near some brush, appeared to be sunning itself in 75 degree temp around 10 a.m. Top of shell had some dirt accumulated indicates it must be burrowing or digging somewhere close by, but did no observe any apparent burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 5133198077; Occurrence Remarks: Maybe around 15 long shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2236923617; Occurrence Remarks: Found these shell fragments in a narrow, remote rocky ravine;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 5140118313; Occurrence Remarks: about 80mm long;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1262381375; Occurrence Remarks: Very small tortoise; shell was about 3inches long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 5133253196; Occurrence Remarks: Maybe around 4 long shell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 5176730823; Occurrence Remarks: Female, approximately 15-20yrs old.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 2294482591; Occurrence Remarks: This male came out on the road to drink during a brief thunderstorm.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1291072550; Occurrence Remarks: Seen on the trail from Cottonwood Springs to the Lost Palms Oasis;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2445144488; Occurrence Remarks: This tortoise was observed approximately a quarter of a mile from a prior observation documented in https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14960986 Tortoise appeared healthy and eating well as indicated by green vegetation stains around the mouth. Did not see any burrow nearby.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52530.00000.

GBIFID: 1265901816; Occurrence Remarks: Crossing the road, this couple in front of us were watching it. Very cute animal.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 2529290549; Occurrence Remarks: Near Joshua Tree National Park;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2445163493; Occurrence Remarks: ref waypoint #227 on Garmin 115 yards east of wapoint #229 head-bobbing behavior observed. note 3/2024 wpt 003 observed 147 yds on 218 degree heading from wpt 227.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 100000.00000.

GBIFID: 2445015749; Occurrence Remarks: ref waypoint #229 on garmin 115 yards west from wp #227;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.793566, -116.282043: : 11/1/2019: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 1 Nov 2019 :

Riverside, California: 33.772125, -116.256481: : 11/3/2019: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 3 Nov 2019 :

Riverside, California: 33.723827, -116.335557: : 2/20/2020: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 20 Feb 2020 :

GBIFID: 2620156861; Occurrence Remarks: Two tortoises in this burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1453522458; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 2868280670; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise was in burrow. Sorry...bad photo.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 899964479; Occurrence Remarks: Large adult male desert tortoise; possible old BB shot wound on carapace, otherwise healthy;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1563431649; Occurrence Remarks: Seen on a NABA butterfly count at Joshua Tree National Park.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

GBIFID: 1571173263; Occurrence Remarks: very active at 10.30 am, on the path to barker dam;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3031799792; Occurrence Remarks: Coin in second photo is 24mm dia. Thousand Palms Oasis. Coachella Valley Preserve.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 3044597989; Occurrence Remarks: This burrow appears maybe was recently active , very clean entrance , no debris, plant fragments or spider webs were present. What appears to be tracks and claw marks outside of the burrow entrance. Searched the area around this burrow but could not locate any tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 56383.00000.

GBIFID: 3070727746; Occurrence Remarks: Needs more accurate ID;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

GBIFID: 1621778005; Occurrence Remarks: Park visitors encountered him crossing the street and moved him to the shoulder. Confirmed his direction of travel and moved him off the roadway.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.783855, -116.318871: : 7/18/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 18 Jul 2017 :

Riverside, California: 33.747806, -116.310347: : 5/27/2017: Friends of the Desert Mountains: 27 May 2017 :

GBIFID: 3338144204; Occurrence Remarks: Randall Henderson trail (vicinity), Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mt National Monument, Palm Desert, Ca;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: TORTOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.760918, -115.996464: : 9/6/2025: Yinan Li: 6 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.877747, -116.013071: : 9/6/2025: gavinkirker: 6 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.803825, -116.180542: : 9/6/2025: gavinkirker: 6 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28902.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.718113, -116.181809: : 3/28/2026: bramrole: 28 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.761742, -115.623561: : 4/8/2025: Robert: 8 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

Riverside, California: 33.789363, -116.399686: : 7/20/2026: Debrian Franco: 20 Jul 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28930.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.156531, -116.047388: : 3/27/2026: valarrya: 27 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.122556, -116.576793: : 10/19/2025: maggie: 19 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.123574, -116.002239: : 9/15/2025: alphaomega180: 15 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.181885, -115.730012: : 10/30/2025: Paul G. Johnson: 30 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks:; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3873380120; Occurrence Remarks: Shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.022072, -116.03684: : 10/23/2025: feetontheground: 23 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3873912857; Occurrence Remarks: Broken carapace. Mostly intact plastron.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

GBIFID: 4076353452; Occurrence Remarks: Piute Mountains Wilderness;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4081034453; Occurrence Remarks: Absolute thrill on Easter Sunday to see these tortoises on a lower elevation hike. Male was definitely giving the female a carapace massage :^);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.645648, -117.418359: : 4/9/2026: gisel_15: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.896226, -117.065701: : 5/31/2026: johnsantry05: 31 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.053246, -116.055386: : 3/1/2026: adriannagggg: 1 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.796865, -117.503785: : 5/3/2026: gisel_15: 3 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.781948, -117.571486: : 5/8/2026: gisel_15: 8 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.751964, -117.454082: : 5/8/2026: gisel_15: 8 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.283432, -116.448264: : 4/6/2026: kootzinnature: 6 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.048168, -116.148548: : 4/6/2026: lie-lie: 6 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.743453, -116.94173: : 4/9/2026: possiblybuddha: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

Ventura, California: 34.297421, -119.049138: : 4/2/2026: veralind15: 2 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile just emerged from its den under a large boulder to get some morning sun.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Medium size tortoise sunning on rock.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.77505, -117.495276: : 3/24/2026: gisel_15: 24 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.754988, -117.468834: : 3/26/2026: gisel_15: 26 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.846778, -114.779228: : 5/22/2026: tropicoqueta: 22 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.820426, -117.180461: : 5/30/2026: Chris Otahal: 30 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.875237, -115.793515: : 3/27/2026: Lily Rice: 27 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.152119, -115.568038: : 1/11/2025: Austin: 11 Jan 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.88114, -114.668827: : 5/22/2026: tropicoqueta: 22 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 3873674103; Occurrence Remarks: Fragmented carapace.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3915512632; Occurrence Remarks: Scat;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3759687414; Occurrence Remarks: Coyote?? About 2.5 inches in length;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: 5200 elevation; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: My first ever desert tortoise!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.187155, -116.023361: : 2/21/2026: Hiker_Mike: 21 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.632578, -116.468822: : 2/26/2026: possiblybuddha: 26 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.748347, -114.797733: : 9/20/2025: keraj1: 20 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.764148, -115.268932: : 3/12/2026: John Reiss: 12 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Burrow under creosote, observed incidentally, no tortoise observed but burrow appears to be active.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.110387, -116.284497: : 9/11/2025: Cory Butterfield: 11 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.852992, -117.258267: : 2/23/2026: datafoya2314: 23 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: First one IΓÇÖve seen this season; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.814184, -117.38382: : 2/24/2026: datafoya2314: 24 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.098021, -116.218209: : 3/16/2026: Helen K: 16 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.900227, -117.320181: : 3/9/2026: datafoya2314: 9 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.579314, -117.034735: : 3/14/2026: ladycartoonist: 14 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.16355, -116.067842: : 4/29/2026: Steve Cole: 29 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.813388, -117.598255: : 5/4/2026: mookazilla: 4 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.819456, -115.225987: : 3/17/2026: kaitlyn: 17 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.062068, -116.173997: : 5/9/2026: Andy: 9 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.041768, -116.087487: : 4/3/2026: softscientist: 3 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.731685, -117.148268: : 8/4/2022: bighornsheepgirl: 4 Aug 2022 :
GBIFID: 3902321950; Occurrence Remarks: Remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.868136, -117.330056: : 3/12/2026: datafoya2314: 12 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.744244, -116.688345: : 11/19/2025: Brian Long: 19 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.072963, -116.267263: : 1/25/2026: desertratttt: 25 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.097696, -116.2307: : 3/28/2026: desertratttt: 28 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.104527, -116.193288: : 11/21/2025: fonxo: 21 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.110738, -116.203675: : 11/8/2025: Ian R. Clark: 8 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.302587, -116.516607: : 1/23/2026: Desert Projects: 23 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.178871, -116.140413: : 10/17/2025: fonxo: 17 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.643397, -116.695094: : 9/27/2025: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon: 27 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.864073, -115.646589: : 3/30/2026: Andrea Carpio: 30 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.169918, -116.253087: : 3/18/2026: ajackman291: 18 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Spotted standing right on the side of Park Blvd a few miles from the north entrance station. A park ranger had also spotted it. He relocated it from the shoulder into the grass on the other side of the road, and this is where I took the pictures.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.117516, -116.095426: : 3/22/2026: treepuddlelover23: 22 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.088184, -116.262324: : 3/20/2026: Maria Krausmann: 20 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.027925, -116.200171: : 3/25/2026: bflygirl88: 25 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.032197, -116.360017: : 3/27/2026: desertratttt: 27 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.849264, -115.660246: : 3/20/2026: Juliana Gomez: 20 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.071027, -116.175659: : 3/30/2026: goyacho: 30 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: :D; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.198258, -116.213628: : 3/28/2026: skunkchunk101: 28 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.337766, -116.414055: : 1/23/2026: Desert Projects: 23 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: !!!! Maintained a respectable distance we had to back up as it came towards us. Video also obtained; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.173761, -116.1267: : 10/29/2021: hassanen: 29 Oct 2021 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.028557, -116.137351: : 10/1/2025: Jamie: 1 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.9149, -115.348239: : 10/4/2025: dkaralun: 4 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Shell about 3 wide; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Riverside, California: 34.031274, -116.133438: : 9/5/2025: sandnsnakes: 5 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.85255, -116.324753: : 3/29/2025: Alexander Gregory Mason: 29 Mar 2025 :
Occurrence Remarks: Class 3 carcass; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.124204, -116.1676: : 12/28/2025: Alex: 28 Dec 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.169739, -116.007107: : 12/28/2025: kfhaas14: 28 Dec 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.519312, -115.05579: : 7/4/2026: Ethan Gilmore: 4 Jul 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.887252, -115.738286: : 4/20/2026: Tommy Stoughton: 20 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.114296, -116.38052: : 4/4/2026: oldfieldpro: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.61797, -116.198839: : 3/31/2026: Crystal Ferreira: 31 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.765796, -116.8064: : 7/11/2026: kidrockhead: 11 Jul 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.147184, -115.42265: : 12/18/2025: Erik Lopez: 18 Dec 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.168922, -116.227216: : 10/10/2025: Cameron W Barrows: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.141292, -116.388481: : 10/10/2025: Cameron W Barrows: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.054071, -116.2115: : 10/10/2025: Pete Schwartz: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.089445, -116.217075: : 10/10/2025: quandary: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.167606, -116.328922: : 10/10/2025: desertjules: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.044518, -116.3456: : 10/10/2025: Rochelle Watson: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.118852, -116.040893: : 10/10/2025: pavelbykau: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.174126, -116.576433: : 4/5/2026: bertsnbeans: 5 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Found under vegetation; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.181217, -116.077907: : 9/25/2025: bflygirl88: 25 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.060664, -116.229363: : 4/19/2026: tunador: 19 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.180547, -115.567074: : 10/8/2025: Duncan Bell: 8 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.069304, -115.504164: : 10/8/2025: Duncan Bell: 8 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3457185378; Occurrence Remarks: Present in burrow in this picture.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.199943, -116.240828: : 10/10/2025: Sue Shigenaga: 10 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1847497685; Occurrence Remarks: Presumably the same one I encountered in nearly this exact same location last summer;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3698260842; Occurrence Remarks: several pieces of carapace from a long dead tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.74077, -117.046631: : 6/28/2022: bighornsheepgirl: 28 Jun 2022 :

San Bernardino, California: 34.612891, -117.19057: : 6/29/2022: bighornsheepgirl: 29 Jun 2022 :
GBIFID: 3858776708; Occurrence Remarks: Laying out in the open like that.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3873386654; Occurrence Remarks: Adult.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

GBIFID: 3873582756; Occurrence Remarks: Shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3873223018; Occurrence Remarks: IΓÇÖve been hiking in the Stoddard Wells OHV area whenever I can since late May 2022. IΓÇÖve found 5 tortoise carcasses. Finally I saw an alive one tonight!!! 100 - 103 degrees when I started hiking at 7pm. It was in the shaded area when I saw it as the sun had gone behind a mountain. About the length of a plastic water bottle.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3874066180; Occurrence Remarks: I saw this tortoise up on a Jeep / rock crawling trail. I walked up 2 dry falls and then found this tortoise and itΓÇÖs shallow burrow on a long section of flat land, on the side of the trail. When I parked at 6:15pm it was 102 degrees. When I got back to the car at 8:30pm, it was 95 degrees. Update on August 2nd, 2022: I went back to check out the tortoise. It was dead, about 20 feet down stream/across from itsΓÇÖ burrow, no obvious damage, animals had picked at its legs, its head was out and resting on a rock. Its skin was black. ItΓÇÖs burrow sort of looked like rain waters went through it. In these photos that I took on July 13th, to me, the tortoise looks dying and old or dehydrated. It barely moved when I was there and just kept its eyes closed. So sad.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3874119168; Occurrence Remarks: Carcass (shell) in a burrow with trash in front.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3873091850; Occurrence Remarks: Remains near a creosote bush;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.68023, -117.144208: : 7/14/2022: bighornsheepgirl: 14 Jul 2022 :
GBIFID: 3874177012; Occurrence Remarks: Found in the flat open area of the desert. A large burrow that was probably its home, was nearby. Not too far away, I found another burrow and an alive tortoise was in it! Looks like a coyote marked its territory on this shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3873494012; Occurrence Remarks: IΓÇÖve been exploring this area whenever I can this summer and IΓÇÖve been seeing tortoises in the washes/up against hillsides, and then IΓÇÖve been seeing carcasses out in the flat open desert. Well carcasses in the hills too but the flat area of the desert just looks bad habitat wise. IΓÇÖve seen 3 different alive tortoises this week and then about 8 ish carcasses in this area. Well today I saw this living tortoise in the open, flat desert, where the vegetation took is worse and drier than the hills and washes. (Also an OHV area where people are riding all over the place so itΓÇÖs pretty remarkable where this tortoise lives!) I noticed the burrow first, saw lots of poop outside it. I got down on my knees to peak in and the tortoise could hear me or see me I guess and came out of its burrow to see who I was. How cool is that. I sat in the sun, blocking the light so it wouldnΓÇÖt blind or heat the tortoise too much up, giving it shade while it hung out outside the burrow, and I also had a plastic container lid that I poured water onto. It wasnΓÇÖt interested in it. The ground is wet from the water. It had very long back nails, so maybe female. There was a slight chance of rain today but I donΓÇÖt think it rained at all. Just got cloudy. Still a chance of rain tonight and tmw.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4018278601; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3873969687; Occurrence Remarks: Foraging.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3874067488; Occurrence Remarks: Recently deceased.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4018109557; Occurrence Remarks: Found at the base of a rocky hill, about 20 feet away from a dirt road. Soooo much trash and glass in this area.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3858995550; Occurrence Remarks: Baby tortoise carcass, in a rat pack nest, up on a somewhat steep, rocky, hillside.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3903036686; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male, carapace 10-12 long;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1850911865; Occurrence Remarks: Only found the shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.367392, -116.369101: : 6/7/2018: Spider Jane Fawke: 7 Jun 2018 :

GBIFID: 3902773162; Occurrence Remarks: So amazing to see him/her go into the burrow!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3915646705; Occurrence Remarks: Scat that was all dirt and no vegetative material. It felt very heavy.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.718778, -117.180917: : 8/4/2022: bighornsheepgirl: 4 Aug 2022 :
GBIFID: 4075731714; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow, & scat at the entrance. Flashed a light down, it went maybe 4 feet down, no one in it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 3925344417; Occurrence Remarks: scat;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4009720586; Occurrence Remarks: Scat;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.232753, -116.241908: : 3/30/2015: NHMLA Community Science Program: 30 Mar 2015 :
GBIFID: 1088970458; Occurrence Remarks: Found this guy in Landers CA cool old torturous dont know how old. - Robert Cook Observation and photos by Robert Cook, sent to rascals@nhm.org.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.660429, -117.003218: : 8/4/2022: bighornsheepgirl: 4 Aug 2022 :
GBIFID: 3902838546; Occurrence Remarks: Remains. I was trying to show the plastron looks concave but couldnΓÇÖt get a good angle.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.127682, -116.124138: : 4/3/2018: James D Barry (Delaware): 3 Apr 2018 :

GBIFID: 3902404608; Occurrence Remarks: Remains. Size 8.5 womenΓÇÖs shoe.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4091780323; Occurrence Remarks: Empty shell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4096874750; Occurrence Remarks: Small tag reading DAG-13 on rear of shell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4096694379; Occurrence Remarks: was peeping for cactus blooms and this tortoise was just a few feet away, in the shade of a rock in a boulder fornation;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4097007572; Occurrence Remarks: On the side of the road off Park Blvd in Joshua Tree National Park;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4096984774; Occurrence Remarks: Found these two circling each other on the trail and then witnessed their full mating dance.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4103195662; Occurrence Remarks: Not sure how common these are but it was walking undisturbed in the village which basically was semi dessert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4103334685; Occurrence Remarks: Only shell left;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

GBIFID: 4121337573; Occurrence Remarks: Zoom lens camera enabled closer pictures of tortoise. Within a few minutes it walked back into the brush.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4120936679; Occurrence Remarks: Young tortoise approximately 7 in length photographed by Morongo resident in lower West end of Morongo Valley.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4127450598; Occurrence Remarks: tilt_angle_deg=-78.4 / roll_angle_deg=-16.7;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4127108772; Occurrence Remarks: This tortoise was about 10 inches long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.82137, -115.792475: : 6/9/2023: bighornsheepgirl: 9 Jun 2023 :
GBIFID: 4134034568; Occurrence Remarks: Found under a telephone pole. Maybe it was initially road kill and a bird brought it there by a chunk of it to eat.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4133762254; Occurrence Remarks: Found under a telephone pole. Maybe it was initially road kill and a bird picked at it and brought it at this location to eat.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4413527070; Occurrence Remarks: Mojave Desert Tortoise near mile marker 27 on Park Blvd.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3108982318; Occurrence Remarks: Congratulations to you both! Love from the Mojave Desert!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4430676616; Occurrence Remarks: Recent tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.07935, -116.11081: : 11/27/2018: bighornsheepgirl: 27 Nov 2018 :
GBIFID: 1950007929; Occurrence Remarks: I saw my first tortoise in Joshua Tree National Park on November 27th, 2018 at 11:10am on the Boy Scout Trail, at the bottom of the trail, about 1 mile from the Indian Cove paved road. It was a sunny and warm (maybe 60-65 degrees).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.603651, -115.796818: : 7/19/2021: Jose Alberto Torres: 19 Jul 2021 :

GBIFID: 4442615247; Occurrence Remarks: scat;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.102155, -116.059609: : 5/8/2023: justintimefortea: 8 May 2023 :

GBIFID: 4516605740; Occurrence Remarks: Gopherus agassizii observed in Mission Creek Preserve at Sand to Snow National Monument.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4946510714; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow with tortoise droppings at entrance. Burrow probably 1-2 months dormant.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4607429871; Occurrence Remarks: Mating pair of desert tortoises. Observed east of Hwy 395, north of Adelanto, California. Mojave Desert. These are protected species. Not long ago, it would be very rare to see one in the wild. Now I see them maybe 60% of my hikes in the southern California desert. Area ranging from California City on the west to The Rodman Mountains in the east. The endangered species act seems to be working for these guys. This pair was observed in the wild in the Mojave Desert while hunting for cottontail and jackrabbits.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.084868, -116.054426: : 3/23/2024: Kenzie Anderson-Bell: 23 Mar 2024 :

GBIFID: 4519187436; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise shell, approximately 6ΓÇ¥ long, 4ΓÇ¥ wide. In hills by Yucca Valley.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3070550587; Occurrence Remarks: 3rd dead tortoise I saw on a short two mile hike;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

GBIFID: 4846822445; Occurrence Remarks: First neonate observed in this study area in many years;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 4852728338; Occurrence Remarks: photos taken with telephoto lens one seen 12 noon;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.110533, -116.146124: : 5/1/2024: Cameron W Barrows: 1 May 2024 :

GBIFID: 4855309146; Occurrence Remarks: Female tortoise in JTNP;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2028488796; Occurrence Remarks: March 18th, 2019. Low-mid 70ΓÇÖs. 3:36pm.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4854901950; Occurrence Remarks: Old bones and shell fragments. The intact portion of the shell was about 6 wide.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4847053274; Occurrence Remarks: scanned from slide; rough location from field notes;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.068844, -116.18502: : 4/4/2019: bighornsheepgirl: 4 Apr 2019 :
GBIFID: 2236213886; Occurrence Remarks: April 4th, 2019. 4:06pm. Mid 70ΓÇÖs. Small/young looking tortoise, as big as my hand. I watched it chew on dried/old/whiteish colored coyote scat. After admiring this one, I headed back on the trail, and saw another much larger tortoise, crossing the trail :) I was very lucky. This one was as big as a standard red ear slider turtle I would say, or like a teacup dish, or like my hand (IΓÇÖm female). It was small. It was refreshing to see a small tortoise doing well out there :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.15031, -116.079851: : 4/4/2019: bighornsheepgirl: 4 Apr 2019 :
GBIFID: 2236215067; Occurrence Remarks: April 4th, 2019. Mid 70ΓÇÖs. 4:25pm. The picture of the same tortoise in the burrow is a little later at 6:25pm. I saw a tortoise that looked like this one back in November 2018, right exactly in this spot. I think it possibly could be the same one. Before seeing this one, I saw a smaller tortoise (as big as my hand) about 50 feet away! After admiring both tortoises, I continued my hike and on the way back, stopped to look for both tortoises and only saw the bigger one in its burrow. It was super neat to see :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.136, -116.103505: : 5/1/2024: Kevin Brandon: 1 May 2024 :

GBIFID: 2236287466; Occurrence Remarks: 2nd for the day;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4901089220; Occurrence Remarks: Observation and photos by Lin Snyder;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2236850975; Occurrence Remarks: I came up from the Indian Cove parking area for Boy Scout Trail. Temperatures in the low-mid 70ΓÇÖs, breezy and then calm at times. You know those ΓÇ£slot canyonΓÇ¥ areas? If you count from the first up from Indian Cove parking, this tortoise was in the third slot. I saw it around 1pm and on my way back down, I saw itΓÇÖs tracks in the sand and kept walking, eyeing the tracks, and sure enough, the tortoise was still in the wash, walking and browsing at 4:55pm. When I saw it at 1pm, it was eating lupine. IΓÇÖve heard lupine can be toxic to cattle. Is this a myth, and can it be toxic for tortoises? IΓÇÖm sure it is not toxic to tortoises because this tortoise looks like itΓÇÖs been around for a while, but just wanted to know. Additionally, before I saw the tortoise, I saw 2 ravens flying overhead and one had something shiny (maybe plastic) in its beak. Would a raven try to prey on an adult tortoise? I didnΓÇÖt see any obvious burrows nearby, but thought this was an interesting spot to see a tortoise, in a ΓÇ£slot canyon washΓÇ¥. It must be well protected, however, flash flooding must still occur in this area. I wonder how many other tortoises are in this area, for it to possibly mate? Seems like an isolated area. The tortoise didnΓÇÖt have long nails, so I think it may have been a male.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2236860612; Occurrence Remarks: Not much bigger than a lego person;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 2236880382; Occurrence Remarks: 6:30pm, April 14th, 2019, breezy conditions, maybe high 60ΓÇÖs, low 70ΓÇÖs. I walked passed the tortoise without seeing it, and on my way back saw it :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2236897920; Occurrence Remarks: Iron age road area.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2236913843; Occurrence Remarks: Baby tortoise, about 4 inches long;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2237499152; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile crossing road about midday.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 1227729200; Occurrence Remarks: Possible raven predation on young desert tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.159722, -116.126205: : 5/5/2019: bighornsheepgirl: 5 May 2019 :
GBIFID: 2242865868; Occurrence Remarks: AgassizΓÇÖs desert tortoise tracks?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4952180163; Occurrence Remarks: location close but not exact;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 3881383307; Occurrence Remarks: found next to road, large hole in shell, appeared to have been hit;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

GBIFID: 3466153353; Occurrence Remarks: Desert tortoise . Not captive, just a resident of the National park who lives near the campground;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.144163, -116.378268: : 4/22/1992: Werner Tueckmantel: 22 Apr 1992 :
GBIFID: 4994162446; Occurrence Remarks: scans from slides;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.129642, -116.587203: : 6/11/2019: Stephanie Stragier: 11 Jun 2019 :

San Bernardino, California: 34.120232, -116.540506: : 6/12/2019: Stephanie Stragier: 12 Jun 2019 :

GBIFID: 5153788575; Occurrence Remarks: Observation by Hoffman Jastermsky;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 5153916260; Occurrence Remarks: Observation by Anya Goldstein;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 5154359886; Occurrence Remarks: Observation by Anya Goldstein;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1265570218; Occurrence Remarks: Carcass/shell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2311425495; Occurrence Remarks: 8/1/19 9:13am it crossed the road safely on its own.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2331945901; Occurrence Remarks: Deceased, possibly male by the gular horn length and concaved plastron. What do you all think? That shoe is a womenΓÇÖs size 9 running shoe. Location obscured. I left it where I found it and hope others do the same :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 891167485; Occurrence Remarks: He was about the size of a small dinner plate;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1265901726; Occurrence Remarks: Found dead by E. Gonzalez and C. Shew, ~200ft off trail on a hill slope.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1269546028; Occurrence Remarks: I found it on the dirt road, took a few pictures and relocated it to the nearest wash.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 5153840222; Occurrence Remarks: Observation by Evan Hoffman Jastermsky;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 891065258; Occurrence Remarks: Early morning.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1269561557; Occurrence Remarks: The shell of a dead desert tortoise. It was unfortunately dead for quite some time as the shell was already pealing and falling apart. It was found in a rather open area, possibly due to exhaustion and/or dehydration. The ground was softer than the surrounding areas with little to no vegetation.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 891715372; Occurrence Remarks: A young male Desert Tortoise that encountered that was browsing on plants at the edge of a road in the late afternoon near Kelso Dunes. We stayed with him until he finally left the road, to try to protect him from careless drivers.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 45793.00000.

GBIFID: 1269546063; Occurrence Remarks: I found this 30 cm long shell near a wash.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 1322996267; Occurrence Remarks: This is a shell of a desert tortoise. It is a shell from a female. The plastron is not curved as it would be for a male.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.782163, -116.289804: : 6/3/2016: Stevie Kennedy-Gold: 3 Jun 2016 :

GBIFID: 2611174589; Occurrence Remarks: A large female desert tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1315071333; Occurrence Remarks: hiding in shrub, rural residential area, 3400;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 4976309755; Occurrence Remarks: Not sure if wild or feral. There have been know to be some escaped pets in this area.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

GBIFID: 2619891870; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male, healthy, and moving fast!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2619923698; Occurrence Remarks: Adult, carapace 12-14 in length;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2619932811; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile, carapace 3-4 in length;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.264086, -116.264186: : 5/7/2020: Spider Jane Fawke: 7 May 2020 :

GBIFID: 1500220134; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoises were very common here in the 1960s and 70s but I have not seen evidence of a live one anywhere near here in decades.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 2626397763; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile tortoise seen drinking during a surprise rainstorm;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 2626408446; Occurrence Remarks: Basking for over 15 minutes in the road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 2626499783; Occurrence Remarks: I spent nearly an hour with this juvenile tortoise waiting for it to make it across the road. Unfortunately it didnt seem interested in crossing the road, but rather walking straight along the shoulder. Eventually it found the white line, which was slightly warmer than the surrounding pavement, then starting walking directly along the line, before flopping down and soaking up the warmth. After giving it half an hour to get up and move off the road on its own I broke down and moved it under a creosote bush on the side of the road it was originally facing. Hopefully it eventually made it back to its burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4438672348; Occurrence Remarks: Phacelia Wildlife Sanctuary;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 1453340102; Occurrence Remarks: Gopherus agassiziiΓÇöKelso Sand Dunes ΓÇó Mojave National Preserve, California, United States. Listed as vulnerable: www.iucnredlist.org/details/9400/0;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 3320916344; Occurrence Remarks: Desert tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1453371261; Occurrence Remarks: Old shell found. It was left in place. No markings on plastron or carapace.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 2626558741; Occurrence Remarks: Adult, carapice about 10 long;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1453380005; Occurrence Remarks: Scutes found in several spots within a small distance. No skeleton found.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.634138, -114.653327: : 3/23/2017: Stephanie Calloway: 23 Mar 2017 :

GBIFID: 2826291180; Occurrence Remarks: moved off road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 2823081072; Occurrence Remarks: Location is approximate. This is an old photo, without any gps data.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4936137269; Occurrence Remarks: Joshua Tree Dismount after mating;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1500319861; Occurrence Remarks: Single specimen was observed trying to cross the Westbound lane of I40. It was on the white line between both lanes and had already been struck before I could move it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 88056.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.663199, -115.142406: : 4/7/2017: Stephanie Calloway: 7 Apr 2017 :

GBIFID: 2963935711; Occurrence Remarks: Found near bathroom at Joshua Tree Railroad Museum.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.049878, -116.122057: : 4/5/2026: Enji Chung: 5 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1571117403; Occurrence Remarks: no pointy bit of shell under its neck so am guessing its a female? pretty large size;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 910493453; Occurrence Remarks: Found dead male off of Camp Rock Rd.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 1265603916; Occurrence Remarks: Eating plants;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28748.00000.

GBIFID: 910496458; Occurrence Remarks: Small individual found in desert dry wash near Kelso dunes;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 1571162178; Occurrence Remarks: Gopherus agassizii 26 Mar 2017 CA, SBE Co., Joshua Tree NP--49 Palms Oasis;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 899969297; Occurrence Remarks: Cute. Very cute.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 911498001; Occurrence Remarks: Herpetofaunal inventory of the Old Woman Mountains, UCLA Field Biology Course;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 1092876034; Occurrence Remarks: Herpetofaunal inventory of the Old Woman Mountains, UCLA Field Biology Course;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 1092876033; Occurrence Remarks: Herpetofaunal inventory of the Old Woman Mountains, UCLA Field Biology Course;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

GBIFID: 1571107519; Occurrence Remarks: 4 tortoises spotted within a quarter mile radius. They come out each Spring for 5 or 6 weeks to feed. Used to be 3 or 4 times as many 15 to 20 years ago.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

GBIFID: 3070425231; Occurrence Remarks: Eating grasses;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3070384275; Occurrence Remarks: Found dead;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3097307030; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male. Based on shell markings and sighting location, probably the same individual as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45050207;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1586948659; Occurrence Remarks: Saw something in the street and turned around--it was this little guy upside down! Flipped him right side up and he didnt move, but I wasnt going to leave him in the street even though I wasnt sure what direction he had been headed so I picked one and I started moving him to the side (low and slow ≡ƒæî) and he popped right out, like Whoa, whoa, whoa. I set him down and he promptly did a 180 and escorted himself to safety. Made my night.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1621777929; Occurrence Remarks: Binoculars for scale;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1584424788; Occurrence Remarks: Quite large. Did not mind our presence and even took a few steps towards us. Note rattlesnake to top right. Day was uncharacteristically cool (high in the 90s) likely accounting for these two being out.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 3302152307; Occurrence Remarks: Pictures taken zoomed in, and I was careful not to scare it, it was also sleeping, so I made sure not to scare it. It was off the trail a ways.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

GBIFID: 1668865897; Occurrence Remarks: Appeared to be walking by the Black Rock nature center, and we saw our first wild tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.669554, -116.230041: : 5/8/2011: Alyssa Semerdjian: 8 May 2011 :

GBIFID: 1668863212; Occurrence Remarks: Discharge coming from nose. Has ticks. Male. Also a really cute little man;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.104231, -116.075019: : 4/6/2026: cow: 6 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.840942, -115.499253: : 3/14/2026: Zach Nett: 14 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.471419, -117.009365: : 9/7/2025: elizabethmares: 7 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28818.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.835877, -116.611361: : 3/22/2026: mantaraycactus: 22 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.089768, -116.314416: : 4/6/2026: neil_tsutsui: 6 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.181431, -116.287813: : 9/2/2025: desertratttt: 2 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28874.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.643702, -116.660132: : 11/19/2025: Brian Long: 19 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28790.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.320134, -115.626557: : 11/5/2025: possiblybuddha: 5 Nov 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28846.00000.

Occurrence Remarks:; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Same individual a few feet away from eachother; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3860319553; Occurrence Remarks: Bones on desert pavement, in creosote shrubland habitat.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.032505, -117.12604: : 8/2/2025: Kaitlyn Kuzma-Wells: 2 Aug 2025 :
Occurrence Remarks:; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.96677, -116.693188: : 9/9/2025: Alexander Gregory Mason: 9 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.086714, -116.702077: : 9/11/2025: Alexander Gregory Mason: 11 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: This is either a lost pet or someone dumped this male at the entrance of Springs Preserve. Not part of the preserves group of tortoises. Still an interesting find early in the morning in the city.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Likely scared out of burrow by passing train; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.91822, -115.79829: : 3/26/2026: deathcap: 26 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4096538011; Occurrence Remarks: Female carcass;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, Nevada: 35.061822, -114.765874: : 9/3/2025: Ashlyn B.: 3 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4138409301; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_36422, RX10_36423, RX10_36424, RX10_36425, RX10_36426. This was found at the edge of a large campsite area, and therefore might not be the original death location.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4137615073; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35718, RX10_35719, RX10_35720, RX10_35721, RX10_35722. Relatively fresh carcass. Appears as if the head was crushed while outstretched.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4091558007; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male, spotted basking about 50 meters from an adult female.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4138549687; Occurrence Remarks: Old old remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Kern, California: 35.50732, -117.709676: : 3/30/2026: John Schrom: 30 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4137935452; Occurrence Remarks: 68-69 degrees at 9:21am. Rained this morning. Moved it out of the roadway and in the direction it was moving and into the shade of the creosote bush. DidnΓÇÖt pee.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4137860404; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35613, RX10_35614. Carcass only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4137791526; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_37456, RX10_37457, RX10_37458. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4137867823; Occurrence Remarks: Very old scattered remains found near the road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Unknown, California: 35.165971, -114.752188: : 3/13/2026: mikeleski: 13 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.162374, -115.961582: : 4/16/2026: dorian: 16 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.957214, -115.338692: : 4/14/2026: Bailey Ives: 14 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.099323, -115.902564: : 4/16/2026: Skyla O.: 16 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.994967, -117.572401: : 4/10/2026: gisel_15: 10 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.962829, -117.174961: : 5/31/2026: johnsantry05: 31 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.440777, -117.617075: : 3/30/2026: Sam McCall: 30 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.18151, -117.474897: : 4/28/2026: Jacob Saucier: 28 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.553869, -115.586405: : 3/24/2026: Caleb Martinez: 24 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.99791, -115.69373: : 4/1/2026: Alaina Krakowiak: 1 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.125453, -115.868089: : 4/16/2026: Arachnid Avery: 16 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Adult male desert tortoise; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.957519, -115.678032: : 4/1/2026: ejccsula: 1 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.156593, -115.890359: : 4/16/2026: elliekuskie: 16 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Inyo, California: 35.81864, -115.988499: : 4/24/2026: Hank Raizen: 24 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.047458, -115.48507: : 4/24/2026: earthen_avenger: 24 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.989043, -115.265669: : 3/25/2026: Alex Liverman: 25 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Desert tortoise tracks in a dry wash; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: 2 of 2 seen within 20 feet of each other; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area Juvenile; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.234054, -117.480129: : 5/27/2026: mscolaro: 27 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.933135, -114.76563: : 5/22/2026: tropicoqueta: 22 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.759758, -115.724799: : 5/15/2026: california_every_reptile: 15 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.142179, -114.850891: : 4/12/2026: california_every_reptile: 12 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.188525, -114.97581: : 4/12/2026: california_every_reptile: 12 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.154932, -114.996165: : 4/12/2026: california_every_reptile: 12 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: 1 of 2 seen within 20 feet of each other; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

Kern, California: 35.112501, -117.878081: : 5/24/2026: applevalleyoasis: 24 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 1453054467; Occurrence Remarks: Mojave Desert Tortoise, less than one year old. About 3 to 4 inches long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28635.00000.

GBIFID: 3802681058; Occurrence Remarks: Tucked under a creosote bush along the path as we hiked with the Nevada Naturalist group, led by Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument volunteer Dev;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 1088924916; Occurrence Remarks: Ungracefully getting down from the concrete toilet step. Clunk.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4103359628; Occurrence Remarks: Walking across road had a little piece of grass in mouth;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133734151; Occurrence Remarks: Overcast, 77 degrees at 12:35pm. Pretty active and moving around/alert. Head almost always out looking around at us. On the larger size of others IΓÇÖve seen. Estimating 8 inches shell length based on looking at the tort.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4046331709; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_36082, RX10_36083, RX10_36084, RX10_36085. Carcass fragments.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4096832054; Occurrence Remarks: Tort hanging out at the base of a Joshua tree;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4116468239; Occurrence Remarks: seen along a road in MNP;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 114890.00000.

GBIFID: 4080954910; Occurrence Remarks: RIP :/;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.478954, -115.874603: : 4/3/2025: possiblybuddha: 3 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise burrow?; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4076304957; Occurrence Remarks: cool find!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 35.409022, -114.82209: : 4/26/2025: Lauren Harter: 26 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.198215, -117.568944: : 4/30/2025: Joy England: 30 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.296113, -114.667421: : 2/6/2026: EscalanteSlim: 6 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.260362, -115.479958: : 9/6/2025: bangert301: 6 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Unknown, Nevada: 35.223987, -114.925061: : 4/28/2025: Lauren Harter: 28 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.332552, -115.316115: : 2/16/2026: Oliver Garber: 16 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Dead tortoise. Burrow found nearby. Mojave National Preserve; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.34687, -115.288597: : 2/22/2026: Casey Flinspach: 22 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 35.897018, -114.887259: : 2/26/2026: sandstone_anticline: 26 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.102284, -115.581003: : 4/21/2025: Cheyenne Mueller: 21 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29109.00000.

Unknown, Nevada: 36.009262, -114.628476: : 2/15/2026: EscalanteSlim: 15 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Found this guy chilling next to the ultimate grandstaff boulder.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.459402, -114.442829: : 2/24/2026: EscalanteSlim: 24 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.92273, -117.319915: : 3/4/2026: datafoya2314: 4 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.148263, -114.961137: : 3/13/2026: mikeleski: 13 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Roadkilled. 63 degrees at 3:49pm. Sunny but windy. Windchill made it feel colder. Looking at my photos in the very last photo it appears the tortoise was hit in the slow lane (dried blood impact site in the road) then somehow it was moved over the fog line by someone.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Kern, California: 35.726093, -117.872777: : 3/11/2026: Rachel Woodard: 11 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 35.630042, -115.072091: : 4/21/2025: EscalanteSlim: 21 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.25245, -115.887126: : 4/19/2026: rigby: 19 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.448577, -114.094924: : 4/25/2026: EscalanteSlim: 25 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.114987, -115.473073: : 4/29/2026: Joelle Hazher: 29 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.533752, -117.603227: : 3/31/2026: madpsyentist710: 31 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Observed by David Kohar; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 32360.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.322121, -115.884435: : 5/6/2026: Isaiah Woodard: 6 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Heres a 3d model Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.329323, -117.553694: : 5/9/2026: Ethan Gilmore: 9 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.008022, -114.759307: : 5/5/2026: grahamhoese: 5 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.018498, -115.632978: : 4/10/2026: Patrick Silbey: 10 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.283798, -116.194058: : 5/3/2025: kalan714: 3 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.317964, -115.365807: : 5/3/2025: bangert301: 3 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.376834, -115.392174: : 5/3/2025: bangert301: 3 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.020052, -114.796104: : 9/18/2025: EscalanteSlim: 18 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Alive and hissing at me!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: The shell must have broken apart upstream and washed down to this spot during the recent rain storm. This was the only piece that I observed.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.340655, -115.709452: : 3/27/2026: Jim Andre: 27 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.066783, -115.602529: : 5/7/2026: Isaiah Woodard: 7 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.274864, -115.822706: : 4/24/2026: zoehendricks: 24 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.653036, -116.086492: : 5/13/2026: Sam Eberhard: 13 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.30457, -115.838908: : 4/24/2026: kimavitud: 24 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.10541, -114.953624: : 3/13/2026: mikeleski: 13 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.532847, -117.577068: : 3/15/2026: Eric Lane: 15 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Four tortoises within a half mile; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.206445, -115.804886: : 5/6/2026: Isaiah Woodard: 6 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.417396, -114.474102: : 3/31/2026: Casey Flinspach: 31 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.121436, -117.149252: : 3/16/2026: mantisplantis: 16 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Right outside dvnp; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.072123, -115.429347: : 4/4/2026: Heather Griesbach: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.986002, -116.680757: : 3/23/2026: mantaraycactus: 23 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.178492, -116.362565: : 3/26/2026: KESC: 26 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.92666, -115.5546: : 10/4/2025: dkaralun: 4 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: This is a young individual, half the size of the adults I have observed nearby.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Adult male; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: ~3ΓÇ¥ long juvenile; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.25684, -115.356249: : 6/9/2025: Jacob Saucier: 9 Jun 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Inyo, California: 36.054337, -117.490993: : 3/18/2025: Vicki Thill: 18 Mar 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: feeding on grass clumps (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299579540); Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.226793, -115.372017: : 6/9/2025: Jacob Saucier: 9 Jun 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Mohave, Arizona: 34.995633, -114.574849: : 6/12/2026: michaeljbroughton: 12 Jun 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.300641, -115.525458: : 10/11/2025: Corey Lange: 11 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.214237, -116.892633: : 9/16/2025: Erik Atwell: 16 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

Mohave, Arizona: 35.966928, -114.523111: : 4/4/2026: Lese Majeste: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.727112, -115.605911: : 4/1/2026: Em: 1 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 3456862870; Occurrence Remarks: A really sneaky one hiding in a Joshua tree. I promise hes in there.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 1837756899; Occurrence Remarks: The only tortoise in a burrow that I saw on a two day trip of documenting the area for Desert Tortoises with Transition Habitat Conservancy. info@transitionhabitat.org;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 1837756967; Occurrence Remarks: There are many ways of noticing the presence of Desert Tortoises including tracks, scats, matting areas, burrows, and if lucky live tortoises. Unfortunately, carcasses are also an options. This one was a very young one by the side of a dirt road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 1837757008; Occurrence Remarks: A beautiful female specimen with very geometrical markings of the shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 5007896244; Occurrence Remarks: Each burrow has its particularities. Many are under Creosote or Atriplex and the ratio of the opening is 2:1, meaning that the width is usually twice the measure of the height. The depth might be about a meter long and mirror or strong flash light are essential to viewing the inside of a burrow without disturbing. And, who knows what else might be in the burrow should the tortoise not be around...;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3698202108; Occurrence Remarks: #589, a 15-20 year old male;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3499494613; Occurrence Remarks: This was a super rare sight for me the first Desert Tortoise IΓÇÖve seen in the wild! They spend most their time in burrows so you can imagine how exited I was to see one.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 1837764657; Occurrence Remarks: A beautiful male specimen we spotted as it crossed the dirt road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3456837241; Occurrence Remarks: Found while doing field work.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 1838348319; Occurrence Remarks: Searles Valley;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 1838348335; Occurrence Remarks: Searles Valley;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 1838055833; Occurrence Remarks: Damaged shell, perhaps a coyote, badger, grey fox or domestic dog.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3760261772; Occurrence Remarks: Found it crossing a dirt road. Shell ~8ΓÇ¥ long;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4937050932; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 5007649062; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 3759428485; Occurrence Remarks: Found dead with the limbs chewed off;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 1088896639; Occurrence Remarks: Male Desert Tortoise, at Calico Basin off the 159 highway;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 3764549089; Occurrence Remarks: Carapace fragment?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4936075168; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3759683167; Occurrence Remarks: 4/13/22 update: the tortoise had to be euthanized by the vet when she saw the damage to the underside of the shell. Location and time are an educated guess, and my friendΓÇÖs photo. HereΓÇÖs what happened. At about 10:30am, drivers coming from Ridgecrest to Death Valley National Park saw an injured juvenile tortoise on the road. Somewhere between Trona and Death Valley, but not within the NP boundary. Closer to Trona. They picked it up and brought it 60+ miles to Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station in Death Valley. We have friends who now work for BLM in Ridgecrest so we called them. Their biologist told us to bring it back to Ridgecrest where the Crestview animal hospital there could take care of it. There are veterinarians there who specialize in tortoises. So it is in good hands and hopefully it will survive itΓÇÖs injuries. ItΓÇÖs injuries were at the back end of its body. The tail area and one of its feet had crunched toes. Pictures are from my friends in Ridgecrest who intercepted the tortoise from my DV friend and took it to the animal hospital. Tortoises are pretty rare in DV, although there are some out here. In my 3.5 years living out here, weΓÇÖve never had a tortoise brought to the visitor center and weΓÇÖve never gotten reports of injured or dead ones (thank God). So when I heard this radio traffic that there was ΓÇ£an injured tortoise at Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station, still aliveΓÇ¥, I couldnΓÇÖt believe it. So many thanks to everyone who helped save this tortoise today! I am grateful for what everyone did today to save this tortoise. 4 years ago I saw an adult tortoise on the side of this same exact road, alive and fine. My same friends who live in Ridgecrest also have seen a tortoise near the road there. So this is definitely tortoise habitat on the Trona Road to Death Valley (but not inside the DV boundary. Closer to Trona.);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3772539779; Occurrence Remarks: Bones and scutes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 3772524338; Occurrence Remarks: Scute.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 3785074021; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile. About half a foot in length.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3859181145; Occurrence Remarks: Found under a creosote bush. Adult tortoise. Several tortoise burrows nearby, and one of them had fresh tracks at it, so hopefully more alive in this very area :) Left it where I found it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4018237525; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow with fresh tracks. There were other burrows right next to it as well. Found an adult tortoise shell down the wash too. Left it where I found it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 891060808; Occurrence Remarks: 10:30 AM. Location uncertain but likely within 10 miles of Desert Studies Center, western Mojave NP.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3785044896; Occurrence Remarks: 94 degrees at 7:53pm. It looks like it had just finished crossing the road. Watched it continue walking into the desert and towards a creosote bush. I cannot believe I saw one, I took a detour from my route just to see if IΓÇÖd see anything and I did see this tortoise! Very small, about the size of a softball or a teeny bit bigger than one. The front of its shell, above its head, and to the left, looks worn or broken or somethingΓÇªMaybe poor nutrition? A disease? Or narrowly escaping a predator or vehicle? It appeared to move alright when I watched it go toward the creosote bush.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3859668294; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male in sparse, creosote shrubland habitat. Seeking shade.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 3784847341; Occurrence Remarks: Spotted at the base of Kraft Mountain, in Calico Basin next to the Plumbers Crack boulder in the Kraft Boulders area (climbers will know!) some kind of desert tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 3858876016; Occurrence Remarks: Large hole in the top left side, maybe from a raven. No limb bones or skull;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 3858835277; Occurrence Remarks: 103 degrees at 7:39pm;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3859038426; Occurrence Remarks: Ded;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3873936518; Occurrence Remarks: Remains under a creosote bush;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 1065589252; Occurrence Remarks: sandy canyon wash area near BLM parking;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3892345443; Occurrence Remarks: Shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3902008056; Occurrence Remarks: Young individual. Likely female, based on hind feet nail length. Staff at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area helped control traffic and guide this tortoise away from the roads. Please keep your distance from wildlife, especially endangered Desert Tortoises. Only approach or interact with them if you are trained or they are in imminent danger.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3889220674; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii); Mojave Desert, CA;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3892308947; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise (juvenile);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3903003914; Occurrence Remarks: just lucked into this adult on a back road in the Preserve; took a photo and let it be;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 114890.00000.

GBIFID: 3903220674; Occurrence Remarks: A very healthy tort munching on Bouteloua barbata and aristidoides. Surprised to see this individual in this area.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4018259584; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3912343013; Occurrence Remarks: North side of the road in front of the Red Rock Canyon overlook 3:50 pm 72 degrees 3-5 mph wind. Unregistered, no tail area ID chip or previous glue marks on the shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3923702846; Occurrence Remarks: On Cat In The Hat trail at Blue Diamond Mesa;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3923592860; Occurrence Remarks: Further along on Cat In The Hat trail the same evening;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3923367863; Occurrence Remarks: Along SR159;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3925322638; Occurrence Remarks: Scutes found up on a hill, the shell found at the bottom of the wash.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3947079671; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male. Near Cuddeback lake. Female seen nearby.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3947788834; Occurrence Remarks: Adult female. Near Cuddeback lake. Male seen nearby.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3902406746; Occurrence Remarks: Large, desert tortoise who looks to have been chomping on some grass. First tortoise spotting in 2 years! A bittersweet send-off for M!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 3966708240; Occurrence Remarks: Found in a wash, which had some ΓÇÿniceΓÇÖ vegetation in it. I saw four oΓÇÖclock (not blooming but looking green and healthy), and emoryΓÇÖs rock daisy blooming. The ground was sandy, and there were large boulders on the side of the wash. The wash was pretty narrow and had small boulders in it too. It looked like the new born tortoise died outside of its burrow, there was a very tiny hole near a small boulder that was nearby. It looked like water likely runs down this wash, and this is why the vegetation looked healthy compared to other areas. I wonder if the tortoise drowned from the flooding. Who knows. The soft parts of the shell have been compressed together, like it was scrunching up as it dried out after death. But the head and legs are missing, and it does appear like something could have picked at it. Those are just my thoughts of what could have happened based on what I saw and the terrain.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.304978, -115.361968: : 9/3/2014: Professor Brian Todd at UC Davis: 3 Sep 2014 :

GBIFID: 3903440530; Occurrence Remarks: Adult. Walked through the observers sampling site without much reservation.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 1883552543; Occurrence Remarks: dont worry - we didnt get too close :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3947167957; Occurrence Remarks: Desert tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 3966560100; Occurrence Remarks: Found on a hillside, somewhat steep in a little drainage on the hillside. A few feet up, some of the fallen off scutes remained under a creosote bush. Probably the spot that the tortoise died. ThatΓÇÖs where I set the shell down so it could be preserved better under the bush. Left it there. ItΓÇÖs resting spot is the fourth picture.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4011586272; Occurrence Remarks: This individual, presumably a male, was walking along the side of the road in the afternoon. He was smelling the ground from time to time. About six hours earlier, a different tortoise, presumably a female, was walking along the same route. Her observations ID is 145696107.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4011702285; Occurrence Remarks: This individual, presumably a female, was walking along the side of the road in the morning. About six hours later, a different tortoise, presumably a male on her trail, was walking along the same route, smelling the ground. His observations ID is 145696326.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4014898901; Occurrence Remarks: This individual came over to check us out.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 891104930; Occurrence Remarks: 9:55 AM. Feeding on dandelions.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 41540.00000.

GBIFID: 4039257593; Occurrence Remarks: I have information from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife on this tagged tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4034637792; Occurrence Remarks: tortoise shell fragment;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4091372519; Occurrence Remarks: Shell pieces. Near a tortoise burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4039204226; Occurrence Remarks: There was a tortoise in the burrow, but I didnt get a photo.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4046296769; Occurrence Remarks: tortoise shell fragments;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4171226512; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35972, RX10_35973. Plastron fragment.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4046682726; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_36012, RX10_36013, RX10_36014. Carcass.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4067211942; Occurrence Remarks: Shes on the rock in the middle. Adult. It had been raining lightly; she was probably looking for a drink. Didnt move a muscle the whole time we were looking at her.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4067302218; Occurrence Remarks: Female. Found by radio telemetry. Relatively cool but sunny. There was a large male in a burrow nearby that came out while we were looking at the female, but he went back inside.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4067164210; Occurrence Remarks: Male. Not sure why he had his head shoved into the ephedra plant haha. Found by radio telemetry.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4062913870; Occurrence Remarks: Large tortoise shell found in the middle of a wash drainage, in the open. The drainage was slightly sloped and narrow, making it look like an area that could get a lot of rain runoff from the hills next to it on either side. The hills on either side were barren, they looked like wastelands. The drainage itself has some green stuff popping up as seen in the photos. It appears an animal may have taken a huge chomp out of the top of the shell. I didnΓÇÖt see any other shell fragments. One of the back legs was still slightly there as well as the tail. The plastron looks concaved and based on the size, I suspect this was a male tortoise. I also found another tortoise shell this day, very close to this one, in the main wash that this one drains to. The other shell had a gouge in the top front of the shell like a bird picked at it. IΓÇÖm sure that if other wildlife in the area had nothing else to eat, this is why they resorted to eating these two tortoises (if that were the case, just speculating.) Left both shells where I found them. Boot size for comparison with the shell is a womenΓÇÖs size US 9.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4075830290; Occurrence Remarks: RIP :/;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4075907237; Occurrence Remarks: RIP :/;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4937206473; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4080602858; Occurrence Remarks: Took a trip to red rock canyon where there are tortoise out and about but not all held captive. Saw this one as I was taking a hike on one of the trails. Sadly some do get run over by cars when people donΓÇÖt pay attention. This was a very sunny day.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4080508975; Occurrence Remarks: This was the first live tort I actually ever spotted myself. She was actually pretty brave and in good health condition. Had been munching on some plants before we found her.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4080512964; Occurrence Remarks: RIP :/ Not much left, but clearly a tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4080511190; Occurrence Remarks: Small shell fragment.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4080488249; Occurrence Remarks: Looked like it was in a rat nest. The rat nest was also in a fallen cliff side. Maybe the hill caved in and killed the tortoise? Not sure; just figured I would mention that in the observation about the rat nest and the loose hillside and rocks that fell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4080497239; Occurrence Remarks: I walked over a hillside and below me I see a tortoise sitting outside her burrow. When she saw me she immediately turned around and went back inside her burrow. I took this pic using my headlamp as light. Low-mid 70ΓÇÖs at 5:46pm. Hastily looked around for other burrows, but didnΓÇÖt see any in this side of the wash and embankment she was on. Calling her a ΓÇ£herΓÇ¥ based on the short tail, although she could be a juvenile male.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4080613221; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise! It was in the shade of a rock during the hottest part of the day. Really obvious from this angle, but pretty hidden from any other.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4080516244; Occurrence Remarks: This was possibly my saddest find of all time. Probably died a couple of days ago at most? I thought I had gotten so lucky to find a baby :/ If it was killed by a raven, the bird didnt eat it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4091464003; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile! My first sub adult tortoise. Really cute.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4091873020; Occurrence Remarks: Hiding in shade of bush on a relatively warm afternoon.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4091873021; Occurrence Remarks: Female. This was the third tortoise I spotted that day. There was a massive adult male seen about 15 meters away too.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4091742017; Occurrence Remarks: RIP :/ Clearly an adult female from the plastron.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4091934050; Occurrence Remarks: Found out in the open.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4091768324; Occurrence Remarks: Female. On road in hottest part of day. She moved herself off the road and into the shade. Tort in very good body condition and not at all scared of us.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4062939812; Occurrence Remarks: Found in a wash, in the open. It didnΓÇÖt have anywhere immediately nearby to hide. ItsΓÇÖ location was easy for me to see it in front of me as I approached and IΓÇÖm sure it was an easy catch for a predator as well, if it was still alive at this location or unless it died there first from dehydration/starvation. Looks like it was picked by a raven or other bird of prey though, from the gash to the front of it. Gular horn appeared small, but it looks like it has a concaved plastron. Maybe a young male tortoise? Inside of the shell it was completely clean. Nothing left on the inside. I left it where I found it. There was also another tortoise shell nearby, in another wash that drains to this one. That one appeared to be chomped at also - the whole top of the shell was missing, and I couldnΓÇÖt find those fragments anywhere.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4096874719; Occurrence Remarks: Mind blown!!!! What a precious little dude.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.98517, -116.987103: : 4/14/2023: Christian Schwarz: 14 Apr 2023 :

GBIFID: 4096455060; Occurrence Remarks: RIP :/ Found next to its burrow. It had a nice burrow under the yucca.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4096844055; Occurrence Remarks: Double homicide?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4096789071; Occurrence Remarks: Shell fragments;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4096782015; Occurrence Remarks: Early riser;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 1890723025; Occurrence Remarks: The looming tortoise wandered across the hot, open bed of gravel and earth, seeking the shade under the yucca. The individual was not too large, however was a good-sized adult. It lived in the Creosote Bush Scrub.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4096788260; Occurrence Remarks: Photo taken with 500mm lens from the car window - no stress to our friend!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 1098897951; Occurrence Remarks: Found about 2 hours before sunset on HWY 159 in RRC, heavy overcast-like rain. Small tortoise about 8 inches long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 10000.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.005459, -115.748092: : 4/21/2023: Jeremiah Degenhardt: 21 Apr 2023 :

San Bernardino, California: 35.149323, -115.647579: : 4/23/2023: Jeremiah Degenhardt: 23 Apr 2023 :

GBIFID: 4091727426; Occurrence Remarks: Recently killed on road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4103089987; Occurrence Remarks: Found at night. Another partial carcass found nearby too.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103163979; Occurrence Remarks: More carcass fragments;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103222981; Occurrence Remarks: Hiding in shade of yucca;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103222982; Occurrence Remarks: Parts of an old tort plastron;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103104976; Occurrence Remarks: Just the back end sticking out of the bush. She was in good health.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103117933; Occurrence Remarks: This one tried to run away at first. He had weird indentations on some of his costal scales. Also left some poop behind.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103207964; Occurrence Remarks: Cute tort. Scat was a few feet away;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4103331680; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise shell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4103292614; Occurrence Remarks: Just shell from dead tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4103334733; Occurrence Remarks: Just another wildflower enthusiast... wait for it!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4111601072; Occurrence Remarks: We found this adult desert tortoise trying to cross Sandy Valley Road today. We stopped the Jeep and tried to get the tortoise to move on itΓÇÖs own but it just stayed still and retracted back into its shell. So to prevent the tortoise from getting hit by a vehicle we safely and carefully picked up the tortoise, keeping it as low to the ground as possible, and moved the tortoise across the road in the direction it was heading. We made sure the tortoise did not pee before releasing it in the shade of a yucca. Hopefully this tortoise lives on for many more years to come!!!!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4111614265; Occurrence Remarks: Hatchling plastron :/;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4111690299; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile tort cruising around;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4112023308; Occurrence Remarks: Shell fragments;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4111916310; Occurrence Remarks: At the top of a big hill and on the move;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4111944304; Occurrence Remarks: Intact carcass;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4112054262; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow only;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4112179151; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow only;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4111899274; Occurrence Remarks: This used to be a kit fox burrow but now is a tortoise burrow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4112001244; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow with fresh tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4993730954; Occurrence Remarks: 5th of the day. This one hid in its shell. Ene side of road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4524942041; Occurrence Remarks: 2 larger tortioses on ene side of road that appeared to be mating. 2 much smaller tortoises are on the other side of the road just hanging out.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.215784, -115.924075: : 5/8/2017: Charles R. Peterson: 8 May 2017 :

GBIFID: 4111865698; Occurrence Remarks: Low 80ΓÇÖs at 8:33am. Chapstick for size comparison. It was small. Maybe born during the last superbloom? That was 2016 for Death Valley. So like a 7 year old tortoise? Just me guessing.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4121308669; Occurrence Remarks: Possible male tortoise walking on edge of road between Ridgecrest and Inyokern.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.644326, -116.660536: : 5/6/2023: bighornsheepgirl: 6 May 2023 :
GBIFID: 4121294455; Occurrence Remarks: 70ΓÇÖs/low 80ΓÇÖs at 3:35pm when observed in a steep, remote area. Some cloud coverage this afternoon covering most of the sky which was nice.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4121034616; Occurrence Remarks: Found remains (carapace only).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4120924020; Occurrence Remarks: Rescued tortoise from I-95 attempting to cross busy traffic area. Wildlife ranger called and professionally relocated it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4127045305; Occurrence Remarks: Stood still and watched it poke around our feet for 5 minutes. We think its a female.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4127125484; Occurrence Remarks: Smallest desert tortoise IΓÇÖve ever seen.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4127462209; Occurrence Remarks: Large female chowing down on some Euphoria albomarginata;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4127110126; Occurrence Remarks: Along Kraft Mountain Loop Trail;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4129755837; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile. About 84 degrees at 7:03pm. The tortoiseΓÇÖs neck had a lot of shedding/skin falling off. Is this normal? The shedding was mostly on the side and underneath the neck.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4129837672; Occurrence Remarks: Another Mojave desert tortoise sighting along Kraft mountain loop trail;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4133761797; Occurrence Remarks: Old old remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133847836; Occurrence Remarks: Old remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133597109; Occurrence Remarks: Overcast and 77 degrees at 12:41pm. White color on edge of lips. Maybe from eating rocks or licking them for calcium?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4133681065; Occurrence Remarks: 77 degrees at 12:48pm and overcast. Very active and fast. Immediately hid under a bush to get away from us.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4133779664; Occurrence Remarks: 77 degrees at 1:01pm and overcast. White line on the top of the shell. Not sure what that is. Appeared to be moving around normal and behaving normal.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4133594685; Occurrence Remarks: 77 degrees and overcast at 12:54pm. DidnΓÇÖt want to move off the road. DidnΓÇÖt want to move in general. Picked it up gently and moved it off the shoulder/off the berm of the road. No obvious injuries and head didnΓÇÖt appear to be slumped or sitting in a sick position. Still didnΓÇÖt want to move when placed on the side of the road. Not sure if it was just enjoying the day and in a relaxed mood or if it had an underlying condition. Did not urinate when picked up. Made a hissing sound (blowing out air from its nose/mouth?) when picked up.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4127040011; Occurrence Remarks: About 75 degrees at 9:28am. Based on the location and size of this tortoise, I have never seen this individual before.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4133595079; Occurrence Remarks: Top front looks like itΓÇÖs been picked at? (3rd pic).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4137823309; Occurrence Remarks: Youngster hanging out in the shade of a creosote bush. Mid 70ΓÇÖs and sunny at 11:21am. Yesterday it rained.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4137626269; Occurrence Remarks: Adult tortoise observed in its burrow below a yucca tree.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133952977; Occurrence Remarks: Remains found in the open desert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133809917; Occurrence Remarks: Remains found near a dead yucca tree;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133938428; Occurrence Remarks: One small bone remain found;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4133900790; Occurrence Remarks: Old remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4138237666; Occurrence Remarks: Youngster out in the open, mid 70ΓÇÖs at 11:31am. Had a pencil cholla stuck in its left back leg.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4127255902; Occurrence Remarks: WomenΓÇÖs size 8.5 hiking boot for comparison.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4134034151; Occurrence Remarks: Found in a small wash upside down. The wash appeared to have so good water flow through it. I wonder if the tortoise got flipped up or died from drowning? Took pics then placed it back how I found it. IΓÇÖve never seen a shell have so many missing scutes with the legs and stuff still there and visible. Seems like it decayed at different times.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4138037167; Occurrence Remarks: Approx 80 degrees outside at 10:27am. Basking in the open desert.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4134194371; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_33746, RX10_33747. Carcass only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4138174173; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35282. Shell fragments (plastron) only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4137945346; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35503, RX10_35504. Shell only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4137991264; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35646, RX10_35647, RX10_35648, RX10_35649. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4137954358; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35615, RX10_35616. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4138220375; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_35664, RX10_35665. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4137962492; Occurrence Remarks: Old remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4134133029; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_34805. Shell fragment only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4153604603; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_36325, RX10_36326, RX10_36327. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4153998482; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_36265, RX10_36266, RX10_36267. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4153635646; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_36253, RX10_36254. Shell fragments only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4134213430; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_33517. Shell only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4137865684; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_37465, RX10_37466. Scat.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4137823622; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_37659, RX10_37660. Burrow with scat.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4137652139; Occurrence Remarks: Left it where I found it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4137878851; Occurrence Remarks: 68-69 degrees at 9:17am. Just rained in the morning. Was on the side of the road. I picked it up and moved it to the other side, in the direction it was moving, and placed it under the creosote bush in the shade. DidnΓÇÖt pee.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4134198673; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_33590, RX10_33591. Carcass fragments only. Male.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4153372026; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile tortoise shell with some type of scat in it (maybe kit fox scat?). Left it where I found it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4137916590; Occurrence Remarks: Low 80ΓÇÖs at 9:49am. Digging.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4138514845; Occurrence Remarks: Dead on shoulder of road. Juvenile. Crack on shell, upper right. Likely hit by a vehicle within the last few days. Current temp 88 degrees at 1:08pm at time of seeing this carcass.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4512140874; Occurrence Remarks: HeΓÇÖs pissed loud hiss;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4407677774; Occurrence Remarks: Super unfortunate roadkill tortoise on Hwy 95, just west of the intersection of Hwy 160. Appears to be an adult male tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4413895613; Occurrence Remarks: Seen crossing a dirt road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4413997453; Occurrence Remarks: I have no proof other than this pic, but there was an adult tortoise in this burrow looking out at me! Used a mirror to look inside and see it. It then tried to turn around and go back deeper into the burrow, so I left after snapping this pic. Update: revisited burrow on 10/8/23 and it was no longer in the burrow. Did not see it while I hiked in the vicinity, but saw itΓÇÖs fresh tracks outside the burrow in the wash.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4414271657; Occurrence Remarks: Small, 5-6 inch tortoise under a small boulder, sleeping. Did not move. Look at itsΓÇÖ left back leg kicked out as it sleeps. So cute! Update: on 10/8/23 I went back to the rock and the tortoise was no longer there. I hiked around in the vicinity but did not see it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4417121761; Occurrence Remarks: Its such a treat to see this amazing animal!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4424076527; Occurrence Remarks: Large 13 inch shell in a drainage, on higher ground in the drainage so I donΓÇÖt think flood water would get to it and move it. Nearby was several large looking burrows in the side of the drainage, (in the shade of the cliff) likely itΓÇÖs home. Left it where I found it, except moved it into the shade of a nearby creosote.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4417026597; Occurrence Remarks: Found in a rats nest that could have been a tortoise burrow at one time, but not taken over by rats (lots of pieces of wood and stuff collected here) The tortoise was head first in the burrow, so maybe went in there and died that way? 3 inches long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4420898948; Occurrence Remarks: Overcast day with a 20% chance of rain today. DidnΓÇÖt rain at time of sighting. A cool 66 degrees at 12:39pm. The tortoises eyes werenΓÇÖt shiny - kinda dull lookingΓÇªmaybe an older tortoise. Some type of old shell damage to the top left on the shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4424653403; Occurrence Remarks: Fresh dead on road. 85-87 degrees when I drove by and saw it at 12:13pm. RIP.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4424279755; Occurrence Remarks: This male tortoise was in an enclosed area within the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center. So Im listing him as captive.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4424506379; Occurrence Remarks: He was laying in the burrow head first so I could see his back end. When I started talking to him, he turned around to see what was going on and thatΓÇÖs how I got the picture of his face :) mid 80ΓÇÖs at 1:28pm and sunny. A few hours later, there was whispy cloud cover but I donΓÇÖt think it was enough to produce rain. His nostrils look wet. I hope heΓÇÖs not sick.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4424570510; Occurrence Remarks: She was laying in the burrow head first so I could see her back end. When I started talking to her, she turned around to see what was going on and thatΓÇÖs how I got the picture of her face :) mid 80ΓÇÖs at 1:51pm and sunny. A few hours later, there was whispy cloud cover but I donΓÇÖt think it was enough to produce rain.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4436440170; Occurrence Remarks: 3 empty shells (5-10 cm length) with holes below cliff with active raven nest.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4438956277; Occurrence Remarks: About 38 cm long; in small wash about 100 m N. of Visitor Ctr.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4424537694; Occurrence Remarks: Found in the open desert floor. CanΓÇÖt tell if those are puncture wounds on the top of the shell or if itΓÇÖs just from drying out and cracking. The plastron didnΓÇÖt appear to have puncture marks. About 4.5 inches long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4424489397; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4506495632; Occurrence Remarks: She came out and began foraging after about 30 minutes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4516927159; Occurrence Remarks: Small tortoise in a burrow. The tortoise was about the size of my hand or like the size of a tea-cup saucer. Not old enough to reproduce but also not super tiny either. Probably less than 10 years old? It was not deep in the burrow, looked pretty shallow. Today was in the low 60ΓÇÖs air temperature wise. 5 days before, it rained on 1/22/24 all day. I wonder if the tortoise had been out recently to see the rain and water. Do they usually rest this shallow when itΓÇÖs kinda cold out (in January?) My chapstick rests on the side of the burrow as a comparison of the size. Revisted on 2/24/24 and tortoise still in burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 35.911141, -114.836639: : 4/26/2023: COH - East Henderson Desert Edge Study: 26 Apr 2023 :

GBIFID: 4606662942; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male and female near burrow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4607570719; Occurrence Remarks: ~1 yr old based on measurement;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4607258082; Occurrence Remarks: Kelso Dunes, Mohave Preserve;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4846941616; Occurrence Remarks: Very windy and cool (low 60ΓÇÖs but felt cooler with the wind). 6:47pm.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 3067929545; Occurrence Remarks: unsuccessful mating attempt;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4847194239; Occurrence Remarks: Found on side of wash;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.156276, -117.092494: : 4/20/2024: magnificent_megalodon: 20 Apr 2024 :

GBIFID: 3079762551; Occurrence Remarks: Was just finishing a treacherous road crossing when I arrived.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.255551, -115.36261: : 4/21/2024: bighornsheepgirl: 21 Apr 2024 :
GBIFID: 4851845444; Occurrence Remarks: These two were in the middle of the road, and ran off as we approached, IΓÇÖm assuming this is a male chasing a female. He kept getting in her face head bobbing and really chasing her as your can see in the photos! She is the lighter colored/yellow one and he is the darker colored one in the back. You can even see heΓÇÖs trying to smell her as he catches up with her. In the road one of them had pooped and there was a wet spot (maybe pee or if the male ejaculated?) It was 75 degrees air temperature wise at 9:42am;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4851845167; Occurrence Remarks: Successfully crossed Nipton Road north to south.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 1144279711; Occurrence Remarks: Feeding after heavy rain.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4852788142; Occurrence Remarks: About 75 degrees and sunny at 9:29am;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.956498, -115.616167: : 4/24/2024: Professor Brian Todd at UC Davis: 24 Apr 2024 :
GBIFID: 4852499816; Occurrence Remarks: Dead on road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 4852891626; Occurrence Remarks: Little guy! About 75 degrees air temperature wise at 9:17am;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4851865174; Occurrence Remarks: About 75 degrees and sunny at 9:33am;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4852484859; Occurrence Remarks: Moved safely out of the road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4853156173; Occurrence Remarks: Phone and camera (zoomed in) pics. The first time I saw this tortoise in this burrow was February 2021. The last time I saw him was May 2022 I think. There was so much vegetation at his burrow and in the area compared to previous years. Super cool to see! This spot was suppose to be 76 degrees when I pinpointed the weather on NOAA, but when I got there it was already in the high 70ΓÇÖs pushing 80 at 12:30pm so it might have been in the low 80ΓÇÖs.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4852005234; Occurrence Remarks: Mix of phone and camera (zoomed-in) pics. High 70ΓÇÖs temperature wise at 5:27pm. Maybe 80 degrees.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 4863870437; Occurrence Remarks: Same individual observed here.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4863840870; Occurrence Remarks: Several of of us stood by until the tortoise walked off the road-since it was a busy morning.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4863403069; Occurrence Remarks: Smallest IΓÇÖve encountered. Shell was approximately 4ΓÇ¥ X 3ΓÇ¥. Air temperature was 70F.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4867717666; Occurrence Remarks: Ambient temperature about 75┬░ F;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 4868105863; Occurrence Remarks: Feeding on Desert Trumpets plants.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4867711775; Occurrence Remarks: Roadkilled on side of road. High 80ΓÇÖs/almost 90 degrees at 4:06pm. DidnΓÇÖt see the top half of the body. It looks like the inside had been dried out and picked clean already. So maybe killed early this morning or yesterday. On a fricken straight road. Sad.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4875463358; Occurrence Remarks: Had a number glued to its shell (second photo). Part of a study? Does anyone know what this is a reference to? Ambient temperature about 68-70┬░ F.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 1144978963; Occurrence Remarks: Small tortoise came out for impending rain. About one year old?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4901278710; Occurrence Remarks: Medium sized adult.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4908355617; Occurrence Remarks: Packed up the van and moved out to central California. Along the way a stop at the Valley of Fire State Park was made - this would be my first time herping deep within the desert. Within 5 minutes of leaving the van I stumbled upon this girl (?), found atop a lower hill within a small /nearby cave-like crevice. Ecstatic with this quick find, I enthusiastically hiked another 3 hours to find absolutely nothing.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4909331940; Occurrence Remarks: Scanned from slide; location listed as Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4908957166; Occurrence Remarks: 88 degrees at 6:45pm. Sprinkled recently in the area, and then sprinkled again at 7:20pm. Top of shell was somewhat concaved in, not from damage but maybe from poor nutrition or something?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4936533098; Occurrence Remarks: At desert tortoise sanctuary;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4900943676; Occurrence Remarks: 90 degrees at 8:01pm;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2239012072; Occurrence Remarks: Empty shell. The local naturalist recognized it as an adult female most recently seen alive a year ago.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 2242864049; Occurrence Remarks: Seen crossing Kelbaker Road in Mojave National Preserve near the Lava Tubes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 4974263383; Occurrence Remarks: Adult tortoise in burrow. Air temperature outside was approx 74 degrees, sunny, no clouds.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4974131624; Occurrence Remarks: Could this be a spot that two tortoises mated, and the maleΓÇÖs back bottom shell made the rocks pile up as he scooted around the female and mounted her? Or do you think it was a single tortoise taking possibly a dirt bath(?) Two days ago there were high winds here (up to 40mph) so these tracks must have been very fresh in the last two days.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4973806968; Occurrence Remarks: Adult tortoise in open desert landscape on slight uprising of the landscape. Approx 74 degrees air temperature wise. Just two days ago the air temperature was in the 50ΓÇÖs with high winds during the day.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 4976405691; Occurrence Remarks: 1 adult tortoise in burrow with lots of fresh (dark colored) scat in the burrow. 80 degrees at 3:09pm.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2244233029; Occurrence Remarks: Very old, really special to see. Bouldering near PlumberΓÇÖs Crack boulder, walked around behind the boulder and saw the tortoise sitting there. A woman we were with had studied them as part of her job with the USGS and said sheΓÇÖd never seen one in this area. Still curious about what kind of tortoise it was, I didnΓÇÖt want to get any closer and risk it losing all its liquids and becoming dehydrated.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 4994310558; Occurrence Remarks: Saw this little guy on the way back from a day of rock climbing!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5008188038; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_46610, RX10_46611. Carcass only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 5007598833; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_48984, RX10_48985, RX10_48986. Carcass only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 5007173386; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_49506, RX10_49507, RX10_49508, RX10_49509, RX10_49510. Carcass only. Flipped over and shot.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 5007694636; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_49546, RX10_49547. Scat only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4981931038; Occurrence Remarks: Set cones for cars to avoid and called agency;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 5007703399; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_49874, RX10_49875. Shell fragment only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 5007033671; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_48829. Shell fragment only.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 5007442063; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_50163, RX10_50164. Carcass only (shell fragments).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 5007456881; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_50165, RX10_50166, RX10_50167. Carcass only (shell fragments).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 5007538710; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_51643, RX10_51644;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 5007627790; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_49654, RX10_49655, RX10_49656. Carcass only (plastron fragments).;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 5007694788; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_49902, RX10_49903, RX10_49904, RX10_49905, RX10_49906. Shell fragments only. Appears to have been run over by a vehicle.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 5007621173; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_58104, RX10_58105, RX10_58106. Carcass; widely scattered shell fragments.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 1249284031; Occurrence Remarks: Carcass;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 5087776052; Occurrence Remarks: S120_04122, S120_04129;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 5087315839; Occurrence Remarks: Small tortoise in tiny burrow. Low 70ΓÇÖs temperature wise on our hike at 4:24pm.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 5088177308; Occurrence Remarks: S120_18230, S120_18231;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5087650799; Occurrence Remarks: 90mm next to road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 2265839654; Occurrence Remarks: On Kelbaker Rd., a few miles east of Baker, CA;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 83326.00000.

GBIFID: 5104716461; Occurrence Remarks: S120_47098, S120_47099;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 5108112781; Occurrence Remarks: 1 empty Adult burrow with recent scat, juvenile burrow with live tortoise inside within 100m.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2269245364; Occurrence Remarks: At the Desert Tortioise Natural Area in California city.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 5133966237; Occurrence Remarks: china lake;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 5134357507; Occurrence Remarks: 2nd LA Aquaduct Road 1 of 2 crossing at this location;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5134465771; Occurrence Remarks: 2nd LA Aqueduct Road 1/2 crossing at this location;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5134159732; Occurrence Remarks: Free roaming, in open enclosure, Visitor Center.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5133976947; Occurrence Remarks: Small adult female;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 5154432113; Occurrence Remarks: Dead :(;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 5153396891; Occurrence Remarks: Shoot another dead tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 5133807807; Occurrence Remarks: Adult male;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.022793, -115.645201: : 5/2/2025: Jeremiah Degenhardt: 2 May 2025 :

GBIFID: 5167170944; Occurrence Remarks: The wet spot is from my dogs nose.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 5176927916; Occurrence Remarks: Pair out and about;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 5187538995; Occurrence Remarks: ≡ƒÿó;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5176922742; Occurrence Remarks: Crossing 395;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 5217064806; Occurrence Remarks: 25 cm;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5231707806; Occurrence Remarks: What the hell?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 5231100980; Occurrence Remarks: Burrow had claw marks around it with a crescent shape;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 2366061326; Occurrence Remarks: Exiting the town of Trona and heading toward Death Valley. On the side of that main road. 10/31/2017. Location approximate, I wasnΓÇÖt paying attention/didnΓÇÖt think to pay attention to road markers at the time. (IΓÇÖm sorry.) But on the side of the Trona-Wildrose Rd before the Death Valley boundary line. Date is correct: October 31st, 2017. Around 4pm or so.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 1677260776; Occurrence Remarks: Dead in wash. Ravens present;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 2397687367; Occurrence Remarks: There is a small (~6 inch long) tortoise underneath the plant. You can see the yellowish scutes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 891714359; Occurrence Remarks: This desert tortoise was encountered on the road that led into the campground, during the evening of April 17, 2010.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 2429278596; Occurrence Remarks: Little guy braved the bathroom traffic to slurp some fresh rainfall off the pavement.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 891715815; Occurrence Remarks: This wild female was hanging out in her burrow at Mojave Desert Tortoise Preserve. Our wonderful guide introduced us to her! And yes, she IS wild!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28720.00000.

GBIFID: 2429380879; Occurrence Remarks: Crossing US 395. I know this can risk the animal to do this, but he/her was crawling right into the highway. I picked him/her up and relocated the tortoise from where he was coming from on the the side of a barbed wire fence away from the road and places him under a creosote bush.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 2557791396; Occurrence Remarks: Old, old, scute of a desert tortoise?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 1291672991; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile, extremely bright coloration;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 1291683006; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28577.00000.

GBIFID: 1677260184; Occurrence Remarks: Roadside;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 2596357037; Occurrence Remarks: Alive. Not in the mood for company.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.157072, -117.106094: : 4/8/2003: LJ Moore-McClelland: 8 Apr 2003 :

GBIFID: 2597724686; Occurrence Remarks: More about this trip here: Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 2580292119; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile Desert Tortoise sunbathing outside of burrow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 2611133125; Occurrence Remarks: On side of dirt road . Blue tinted lips?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 2620084578; Occurrence Remarks: First of three tortoises I saw that day.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 2619959793; Occurrence Remarks: Third tortoise we saw on the road, literally less half a mile before the second tortoise!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 2620204469; Occurrence Remarks: Second tortoise I saw on this road minutes after seeing the first one.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 2626379643; Occurrence Remarks: I noticed this tortoise because a couple had already pulled off the side of the road next to it, I believe they moved it off the road because as soon as it starting moving again it immediately turned around from the direction it was facing when they were photographing it. I watched to make sure it made it across the road safely, it was heading east.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 1453246984; Occurrence Remarks: Back story on this a few kids in our neighborhood found about five of them in late fall we keeped them isolated for the winter and in early spring released them back in the wash they were found in;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.09, -117.183711: : 10/9/2016: Michele Roman: 9 Oct 2016 :
GBIFID: 1453132855; Occurrence Remarks: Found this drying body and shell without head in a narrow canyon.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 2634052621; Occurrence Remarks: I was not expecting to see one of these today!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.075051, -117.00118: : 4/7/2002: LJ Moore-McClelland: 7 Apr 2002 :

San Bernardino, California: 35.04149, -115.500502: : 5/5/2011: David Greenberg, PhD: 5 May 2011 :

GBIFID: 2634408823; Occurrence Remarks: Saw this tortoise on the side of the highway! 5/26/2020, 7:30pm, 94 or 96 degrees. As you can see, it was headed towards the road. My boyfriend and I felt it should be safely moved. So my boyfriend put gloves on, carried it across the street in the direction it was moving, carried it very close to the ground slowly and set it down. It didnΓÇÖt pee, thank goodness. No one else stopped to look at it...no one noticed it...or slowed down...if we left it there who knows what could have happened. IΓÇÖve seen about 15 other tortoises in the desert before and have never picked one up. I know to only do it if in danger and I felt this was the right thing to do. Pahrump, NV;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2634044965; Occurrence Remarks: Beautiful tortoise! I enjoyed watching it graze.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 2634465100; Occurrence Remarks: In a burrow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2626356548; Occurrence Remarks: Side of the road somewhere in the southern portion of the valley;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 2634048627; Occurrence Remarks: This made my day! Seeing two desert tortoises the same day and seeing my first juvenile.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 2634312505; Occurrence Remarks: About the size of a baseball;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4863847636; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Ivanpah Valley south of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 4863672742; Occurrence Remarks: A small baby desert tortoise in Clark County, Nevada, USA.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 891039742; Occurrence Remarks: Lifer! 1 of 2 tortoises seen this day, we looked all over the trails at Desert Tortoise area and then I heard some scratching and I came around the bush and sure enough there it was. I called over the rest of the family to see it and take a bunch of pics.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28720.00000.

GBIFID: 891039726; Occurrence Remarks: 2nd tortoise found this day, this one stayed head first in its burrow so only got butt shots.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28720.00000.

GBIFID: 1453452138; Occurrence Remarks: Located while conducting surveys;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28548.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.238136, -115.964777: : 4/23/2026: James: 23 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 1500225961; Occurrence Remarks: About 10 inches in diameter.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28692.00000.

GBIFID: 1455581605; Occurrence Remarks: large tortoise sunning in early morning;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 33428.00000.

GBIFID: 1500301281; Occurrence Remarks: Quite an unexpected place to find this large tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3398722345; Occurrence Remarks: Feeding on Cryptantha.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 2901688625; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise I gave a hand to a few years back;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2901725208; Occurrence Remarks: Saw this beautiful desert tortoise near North Las Vegas, definitely was active! Loved to walk around :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 891075841; Occurrence Remarks: Someone found it crossing a road and brought it to the BLM office.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 1571091984; Occurrence Remarks: This little guy was in a steep rock pile nearly on the top of a high point! I thought they preferred lowland sandy/gravel areas. A wee little one - about 3 long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 899977995; Occurrence Remarks: 1st of 2 seen on our first full day in the mojave preserve. So cool to find one of our targets, but wish it wouldnt have been on a busy road. Took pics and left it alone but someone else stopped and moved it off the road after us.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 2874009303; Occurrence Remarks: Found in a nearby neighborhood, and relocated to Lone Mountain.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 2963898018; Occurrence Remarks: Mid 70ΓÇÖs (ish), could have been a little warmer. Most of the day there was a steady breeze, as it got later in the day, the breeze slowed down a bit. I was walking on one side of the canyon and this tortoise was off to the side, found like this :) It was 3:26pm and probably the hottest part of this day, the breeze had settled at this time of day. So IΓÇÖm sure he was resting! He was so beautiful. I stayed less than 5 minutes, then moved on.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3018106555; Occurrence Remarks: May 2006. West off Death Valley National Park, California.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 1453542717; Occurrence Remarks: I found a male in a hole cooling off;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28720.00000.

GBIFID: 1453542720; Occurrence Remarks: Found huddled in the back of a burrow, hard to see because it was far back in the shady section of the burrow. It was hard to get a good picture but when you zoom in you can see the tortoises feet.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28692.00000.

GBIFID: 910496488; Occurrence Remarks: Female found in burrow at the Desert tortoise nature center in the Mojave desert;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28720.00000.

GBIFID: 910497278; Occurrence Remarks: Small desert tortoise with a carapace SVL of about six inches found walking in a shaded sandy area in the Kelso Sand Dunes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28748.00000.

GBIFID: 899977990; Occurrence Remarks: 2nd one found minutes down the road from the first. Unfortunately this one had already been hit and someone moved it off road under this bush. Too bad it probably wont make it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 2999180794; Occurrence Remarks: Remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 1453543146; Occurrence Remarks: Species found in the open moving very slowly. Desert habitat shrouded with creosote bushes. Multiple burrows nearby.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28706.00000.

GBIFID: 3044876832; Occurrence Remarks: I saw this same tortoise in the same burrow in this observation 12 days ago: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69336423 Last time it was inside the burrow head first and this time it was kinda head first and then scooted to the side to look back at me and then scooted more so I could see itΓÇÖs face better. The temperature was forecasted to not be over 73 in this area and when I parked at 11am it was 68. While hiking, it felt warmer than 73. It was such a beautiful day!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3058869083; Occurrence Remarks: This shell supposedly has the signs of being killed by a mountain lion because the entire top of the shell is torn out.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 3058890592; Occurrence Remarks: Very large desert tortoise shell;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 911503841; Occurrence Remarks: Spotted at the Kelso Dunes underneath a Creosote bush in the shade. Had green all around its mouth from eating the leaves.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 3039496986; Occurrence Remarks: Found while hiking, so not hit by a car... I think it has been hiding in a bush for a while. IΓÇÖve hiked this canyon several times over the last year and havenΓÇÖt seen this shell. It rained here a couple weeks ago, the plants all looked good. I think it might have been washed from out of a bush or hiding place. I placed it back under the bush, sort of out of view. Hopefully no one ever takes it!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3068137478; Occurrence Remarks: About the size of my hand with my fingers stretched out. (A female sized hand.) A relatively young one. The tortoise researchers I was with said maybe 4 years old.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3067733140; Occurrence Remarks: 3 separate pieces of tortoise remains found. No other remains found.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 911505446; Occurrence Remarks: Female in burrow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 911505466; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise in its burrow. Photographed by Kathy Watson (photo used here with permission);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 911505439; Occurrence Remarks: Found walking slowly through the shade of the brush.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 3039282961; Occurrence Remarks: When I parked at 11:45am it was 67 degrees. I saw the burrow an hour later. It could have been slightly warmer. It wasnΓÇÖt forecasted to be warmer than 74 today, February 9th, 2021. I put my flash on and saw this living tortoise in the burrow! Lots of poop inside the burrow, under the tortoise. And a couple pieces of scat outside it too....on my way back, I stopped to look at it again and he made one hissing noise, like letting out air noise. He disapproved of my presence.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 3044829918; Occurrence Remarks: In 2007, this Desert Tortoise was found right in the middle of a highway going through the Mojave Desert Preserve. My 12-year-old son was worried that we werenΓÇÖt allowed to touch an endangered (then listed as ΓÇ£threatenedΓÇ¥) species. I told him, I think the rangers will make an exception in this case. Once he tucked his head in he never came out again. We hiked back into the desert before releasing, hopefully a safe distance from the highway. Knowing heΓÇÖd saved an endangered species was a great memory for him, and for me too.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 56580.00000.

GBIFID: 4936417780; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area Second photo to show scale--this is a juvenile--becoming a rarity for little ones to survive at all--so glad to see it. The vegetation was so dry I hope it makes it. Cant remember this area looking so drought stricken;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4936940419; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area For the tortoise--Im also adding an observation for the plant its eating but Im not sure what it is;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 4937075180; Occurrence Remarks: Desert Tortoise Natural Area Would love to figure out what hes eating;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28734.00000.

GBIFID: 3112389501; Occurrence Remarks: RX10_11179. Remains.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28649.00000.

GBIFID: 1621797199; Occurrence Remarks: This little guy was no bigger than 4 long.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28577.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.043515, -115.499763: : 10/6/2015: Stan van Remmerden: 6 Oct 2015 :

GBIFID: 3124518867; Occurrence Remarks: observation prior to site location development;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 3079574247; Occurrence Remarks: Found while walking between plots. Made my day!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 1671727858; Occurrence Remarks: And this little guy was crossing the trail Talk about some serious shell damage in the past;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28577.00000.

GBIFID: 1671734764; Occurrence Remarks: Followed these tracks for about 100 yards before they disappeared in an ATV track. Never saw the tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 3320849237; Occurrence Remarks: This is a volunteer tortoise legally in a backyard in Las Vegas. I estimate it is about 4 years old.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 35.213894, -116.095052: : 4/15/2021: Jeremiah Degenhardt: 15 Apr 2021 :

GBIFID: 3354994689; Occurrence Remarks: Calling this Agassizs. Really not sure. Please help!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28677.00000.

GBIFID: 3337745952; Occurrence Remarks: After 40 something years I have seen my second wild desert tortoise. And he showed up at my home!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28620.00000.

GBIFID: 1038295819; Occurrence Remarks: Mojave Desert Tortoise on the move, frequently stops and eats. Quite large.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

GBIFID: 3307539286; Occurrence Remarks: Found in what I think is a planned solar farm installation. I obscured the location slightly. Please contact me if you need the exact location or if you know who is doing the ecological impact assessment for the planned solar project. I left the carcass untouched in situ;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.927377, -116.266111: : 3/14/2026: fonxo: 14 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.98976, -116.244611: : 3/14/2026: fonxo: 14 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

GBIFID: 3333253505; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise crossing the road. Another couple was out of their car to stop cars until it had safely crossed.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.397702, -114.622855: : 8/29/2025: EscalanteSlim: 29 Aug 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28563.00000.

GBIFID: 1805414886; Occurrence Remarks: Observed crossing the road, then wandered around grazing for a while;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

San Bernardino, California: 34.951243, -117.177872: : 1/4/2026: Chris Otahal: 4 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28762.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.153497, -114.649413: : 8/29/2025: EscalanteSlim: 29 Aug 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28592.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.009803, -113.825388: : 3/29/2026: Braydon Lake: 29 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.03209, -113.623749: : 9/12/2025: michael_creeger: 12 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.030081, -113.698277: : 5/10/2026: Callie Peacock: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.181248, -113.618706: : 4/9/2026: Theo Hoover: 9 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.17389, -113.291886: : 4/17/2026: Elizabeth Tymkiw: 17 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.134073, -113.753317: : 4/17/2026: Parker James Lloyd: 17 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.296541, -113.723467: : 5/4/2026: Robyn Dockendorf: 4 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.134101, -113.561737: : 4/8/2026: Michelle: 8 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.089839, -113.641228: : 4/6/2026: ashkhalil: 6 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3772563826; Occurrence Remarks: IÆm not entirely sure what type of tortoise this is. I came across it riding my mountain bike above Santa Clara, UT;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.153281, -113.621565: : 4/10/2026: turptolemy: 10 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.175944, -113.623401: : 5/10/2026: Joey Mugleston: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.054436, -113.68428: : 5/10/2026: Joey Mugleston: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.065604, -113.697688: : 5/10/2026: Joey Mugleston: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.187282, -113.648272: : 5/10/2026: agnesanderson: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.026619, -113.611057: : 5/10/2026: agnesanderson: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.089109, -113.650743: : 4/20/2026: Camilla Zimmerman: 20 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.034073, -113.79603: : 4/25/2026: sunraeleo: 25 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: mouth 10 width 12 in then sharp turn left and down slant 2nd photo shows steep collapsed vertical burrow to the left 3rd is the collapsed vertical burrow from above 4th shows view left, inside of tortoise burrow. There are other tortoise burrows in the area. Distinctive semi-circle shape. Too small for badger burrows. At the moment of observation, I didnt connect the dots well, and later thought of a scenario: 2.5 left, a deep but collapsed hole, surprisingly vertical and 12, seems to indicate that coyote dug down and possibly extracted the tortoise. Left vertical/collapse hole appears fresh than right semicircular hole, but this may be the erosional surface rather than entirely age of digging. I plan to revisit for a photo of both in frame.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Same individual as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313749840; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.036599, -113.783017: : 5/10/2026: Benja Snyder: 10 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.137616, -113.679613: : 3/19/2026: james jensen: 19 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.122626, -113.625692: : 5/17/2026: Callie Peacock: 17 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Motorist safety and properly moved this tortoise off the highway in the direction it was headed.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: First day of Spring. March 20th 2026. 90 degrees. Three Tortoise observations. Earliest IΓÇÖve ever seen them emerge from brumation. Nervous for what they will feed on come July.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.177293, -113.746285: : 3/26/2026: punkrockcreep: 26 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.012989, -113.710716: : 3/26/2026: timothyjolin: 26 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.11307, -113.623234: : 3/28/2026: braydenearl: 28 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.1263, -113.65334: : 3/28/2026: braydenearl: 28 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.183612, -113.756342: : 3/29/2026: Justin Robbins: 29 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.095536, -113.791851: : 3/29/2026: Braydon Lake: 29 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: West Cinder Knoll area; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.192795, -113.617003: : 4/4/2026: toadcatcher: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.096921, -113.658932: : 4/4/2026: toadcatcher: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.063896, -113.790224: : 3/14/2026: LeAnn Wankier: 14 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.053755, -113.678844: : 5/22/2025: andrew_motte: 22 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.159004, -113.561494: : 9/16/2025: lord_tamotsu: 16 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Small hatchling about the size of a clementine orange.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.185648, -113.677631: : 6/24/2026: Callie Peacock: 24 Jun 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.172164, -113.618446: : 9/27/2025: cryptobranchidae45: 27 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.17612, -113.566032: : 10/9/2025: Kate Harper: 9 Oct 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Clark, Nevada: 36.53168, -115.385598: : 2/5/2025: dervogelmann: 5 Feb 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

Mohave, Arizona: 36.853413, -113.75309: : 12/18/2025: Andrew Dudley: 18 Dec 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.112687, -113.431438: : 6/6/2026: colorful-corvid: 6 Jun 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.239273, -113.343846: : 4/17/2026: Scott Barton: 17 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.00922, -113.798025: : 4/25/2026: sunraeleo: 25 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3416150741; Occurrence Remarks: Had to move this guy across the rode so it wasnt run over!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 281107.00000.

GBIFID: 3759401311; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks but no tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3759397356; Occurrence Remarks: Likely predated by corvids.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3760223401; Occurrence Remarks: Dead on road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3773730747; Occurrence Remarks: Healthy, mature adult. Small dent in carapace but otherwise healthy.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3772987305; Occurrence Remarks: Healthy, mature adult;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3773047516; Occurrence Remarks: Young adult, moved individual out of the road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3784682165; Occurrence Remarks: Dry Lake Solar;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 3759541053; Occurrence Remarks: *Pictures are of tortoise alive on 3/26/22. 4/14/22 Update: Remains were completely scattered, it is believed the tortoise died of dehydration due to the indents on the scutes. 4/13/22 Update: this tortoise was found dead on 4/9/22, outside of its burrow, itΓÇÖs left front arm had been severed but was still attached, and the muscle was attached and visible. Just the skin was broken. So sad. No signs of a struggle in the sand. Hopefully there might be other tortoises, but I feel like this is the same one I have only seen whenever IΓÇÖve visited this area. 90 degrees at 2:50pm with a light breeze. There are many burrows in this one location, but I donΓÇÖt know if thereΓÇÖs more than one tortoise or not here. It looks like the one I saw last October, and it was very close to the burrow it was in the last time I saw it. For some reason iNaturalist is not working right now so I canΓÇÖt link the October observationΓÇª;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

GBIFID: 3772982912; Occurrence Remarks: Walked into the parking lot from the desert. Feeding on Desert Globemallow. The plant can be seen overhanging the curb.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 3859300347; Occurrence Remarks: Little newborn in Washington County UT;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3859872978; Occurrence Remarks: Three total tortoises, moved two males from the road.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3923667652; Occurrence Remarks: Juvenile shell.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 3912374306; Occurrence Remarks: Possibly 1-2 year old male;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3923472694; Occurrence Remarks: In burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 4091388302; Occurrence Remarks: My first time finding a baby and not a full grown adult!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4096615802; Occurrence Remarks: Found under a small overhang foraging in the sand;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4029223163; Occurrence Remarks: Flash flood death?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4130232724; Occurrence Remarks: Chuckwalla Trail;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4134063576; Occurrence Remarks: Babylon trail in Red Cliffs Reserve. Be careful where you step. I ran into him on the narrow trail.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4133964355; Occurrence Remarks: Found near Babylon trail in Red Cliffs Reserve off the side of the road. Drive carefully!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4137643997; Occurrence Remarks: Toe Trail. Desert tortoise burrow observed.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4130292352; Occurrence Remarks: Red Cliffs Reserve east of Leeds, UT. Found two tortoises with help of ranger and my professor. This one is estimated to be 50-60 years old based on size.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4416861626; Occurrence Remarks: Very young tortoise found walking near the edge of a wash.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4417146489; Occurrence Remarks: Appears to have recently emerged from a burrow. Tortoise sat still and didnÆt move at all during observation.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4416832070; Occurrence Remarks: Found sitting near the edge of a fence.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4417085123; Occurrence Remarks: Found recently emerged from a burrow.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4430736230; Occurrence Remarks: 3 of 4;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4430796326; Occurrence Remarks: 2 of 4; eating Hilaria;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4431199213; Occurrence Remarks: 1 of 4; eating bursage seedlings;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4430793207; Occurrence Remarks: 4 of 4;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4903751603; Occurrence Remarks: I think this is tortoise scat (poop);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4465680752; Occurrence Remarks: Found a tortoise via radio telemetry;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4522679193; Occurrence Remarks: A weathered tortoise shell, found in a steep drainage under a sagebrush.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 5139930929; Occurrence Remarks: Pieces of shell?;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4528267037; Occurrence Remarks: Shell only;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

GBIFID: 4851807167; Occurrence Remarks: Estimated to be about 5 inches.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4855461964; Occurrence Remarks: Ran over just on the side of the road, tried to wave down the driver who hit it to stop them from hitting it but they didnt see me :(;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4855256843; Occurrence Remarks: Remains;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

GBIFID: 4863810662; Occurrence Remarks: Observed at 0730 on May 13, 2024 along hiking trail on the flanks of Flat Top Mesa. Tortoise was resting on an embankment above a small desert wash.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

GBIFID: 4875506510; Occurrence Remarks: Mohave Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 30942.00000.

GBIFID: 4855148581; Occurrence Remarks: In road;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

GBIFID: 4908280064; Occurrence Remarks: Found in a conservation plot in Beaver Dam, probably a yearling;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 2238937692; Occurrence Remarks: Red Cliffs NCA;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4950122758; Occurrence Remarks: The Red Cliffs Reserve has been the reserve for this protected species of tortoise, every member in this reserve being either an individual who was recently brought in or a descendant of the tortoises brought in the past.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4952469835; Occurrence Remarks: Eggshells of the Mojave Desert Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4950420982; Occurrence Remarks: Scat of the Mojave Desert Tortoise. Its very crumbly and made of plant matter.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4949928145; Occurrence Remarks: This is a picture of the Mojave Desert Tortoise. We took this photo after looking around the conservation land dedicated to this species. This is an adult tortoise and was hiding from the heat under a rock. It began to come out due to an incoming storm and its need for water.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4945555661; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 4952711402; Occurrence Remarks: Spotted this large lady right before a rain storm so she popped out to say hello. The last picture are some tortoise egg shells possibly from this last August.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 4952766404; Occurrence Remarks: 85 degrees, partially cloudy;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 2244249015; Occurrence Remarks: Quite large, one of the biggest Ive seen;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5007310120; Occurrence Remarks: babies :);; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 2251862270; Occurrence Remarks: Baby tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 2251862562; Occurrence Remarks: Old plastron from desert tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 5062972309; Occurrence Remarks: Two burrows, about 2m apart along flanks of Flat Top Mesa, west of Mesquite, NV.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

GBIFID: 2251861628; Occurrence Remarks: Big desert tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5108264945; Occurrence Remarks: Adult and adolescent tortois at Toe trail in Ivins, Utah. They were not touched for these pix.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5087545652; Occurrence Remarks: Two in a den;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5134868711; Occurrence Remarks: found walking across trail to sacramento mine just east of Chalfant at around 5000 ft;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28388.00000.

GBIFID: 5166784163; Occurrence Remarks: Munching on Globemallow;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5153678932; Occurrence Remarks: with @nacairns;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5154673885; Occurrence Remarks: Same as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/278447451 @matthias22;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5154160049; Occurrence Remarks: with @nacairns;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5154894031; Occurrence Remarks: with @nacairns;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5153919399; Occurrence Remarks: Same as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279834329 Two mid sized tortoise one out in the open and one under a rock. @matthias22;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5153705804; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5154050618; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5153818326; Occurrence Remarks: Tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5154062089; Occurrence Remarks: Baby tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5167335737; Occurrence Remarks: Ran across this cutie while hiking the pacific rim loop in St. George.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5187788472; Occurrence Remarks: Baby tortoise about a 1 1/2 long;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5187726034; Occurrence Remarks: Its huge;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5187795471; Occurrence Remarks: Small guy 2 1/2 ir 3 in;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5199058074; Occurrence Remarks: Very small tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 5217434473; Occurrence Remarks: I discovered this Tortoise in a life threatening situation. I was surprised it was not upside down. I was stuck right side up. I have no idea how many hours it had been stuck in this position but there were many scratch marks on the sandstone, where it had tried in vain to climb up or dislodge itself. It was very weak. There was no evidence of excrement or urine underneath it. I very carefully pulled it out, poured a bottle of water over its shell & left it tucked under a shady spot under one of the same rocks I observed it stuck between. I can only hope it made a full recovery! This made me wonder how often something like this happens to them. There are many different dangers trying to survive in the desert I suppose.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 1269553826; Occurrence Remarks: Desert tortoise hachling;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

GBIFID: 2596286845; Occurrence Remarks: One of the biggest dessert tortoise Ive ever seen;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.249424, -113.719902: : 4/12/2026: Rain Thompson: 12 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 2609262006; Occurrence Remarks: Found tortoise crossing trail on the move.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 2611170026; Occurrence Remarks: jameson motto;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 2626572292; Occurrence Remarks: May 17th, 2020. 6:20pm, 82 degrees and breezy. My friend Caroline put her observation too so there may be 2 IDΓÇÖs for this one, same date. Looks like on the back of the shell a possible injury that healed? The tortoise never hunched up in its shell, it was never scared. It was very active. My first live tortoise in Death Valley. Really special to see. Location slightly obscured to protect this tortoise.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

GBIFID: 3017994802; Occurrence Remarks: IMG_26231a;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3032046178; Occurrence Remarks: Coyote Springs;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

GBIFID: 3112570065; Occurrence Remarks: Found this little fella at Big Horn Sheep loop, thanks Jean. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://flic.kr/p/2kW5o69;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

GBIFID: 3124774509; Occurrence Remarks: Agassizs desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), along the Anasazi Trail, Santa Clara River Reserve;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3314181800; Occurrence Remarks: mojave desert tortoise;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

GBIFID: 3384231380; Occurrence Remarks: 3 seen, 2 adults, 1 small juvenile;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 3384556334; Occurrence Remarks: 3 seen, 2 adults, 1 small juvenile;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 3384171565; Occurrence Remarks: Has enlarged chin glands, concave plastron, long tail, and enlarged and upturned gular horn.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28534.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.017833, -113.993614: : 8/27/2025: Sandra Black: 27 Aug 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.164545, -113.630583: : 9/6/2025: Abby Palmer: 6 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.1863, -113.440073: : 9/12/2025: lilkitkat: 12 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Mohave, Arizona: 36.897608, -113.774994: : 9/8/2025: brandonlat: 8 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28476.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.198105, -113.701793: : 9/15/2025: Taylor Truman: 15 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Two tortoises, the larger one eventually moved on to forage. Smaller of the two then exited the burrow and basked.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28417.00000.

GBIFID: 3398872933; Occurrence Remarks: My friend saw a tortoise in this area over summer (June, July or August, I forget) the day after a thunderstorm, when the tortoise was out and cruising around. So this could be the same one. Today I just finished a hike and saw some large holes over by this hilly section so I went over to look in all of the holes. The first three I didnΓÇÖt see anything, so I was expecting to keep seeing nothing and I look in this burrow (no flashlight needed) and I see this tortoise!!!!!! I was shocked!!! It was so cute. In the first photos it was still kinda in the burrow and then it took a couple steps out and sat there the rest of the time. Gosh I just feel so lucky. They are my favorite animal besides bighorn sheep. The temperature was 78 when I started hiking around 3pm and then when I saw the tortoise at 5:42pm, I was back to my car around 6pm and it was 72 degrees out. IΓÇÖm so happy to have seen it! Update on 10/30/21 - I told my friends about the tortoise and they found itΓÇÖs burrow today (10/30/21) and the tortoise!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28505.00000.

Washington, Utah: 37.14593, -113.678139: : 9/14/2025: wapitiwyatt: 14 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Sighted after a brief shower; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 28447.00000.