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nounpossible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research
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Definition that contains xerobates
- desert tortoise burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
- gopherus agassizii burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
- texas tortoise close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates