Many accounts are incomplete although new information is being added continuously.
Errors do occur.
Users are cautioned to refer back to the original cited source to assess completeness and correctness before using the information. Web updates are intermittent, not continuous, therefore some dynamic information such as legal status may not be absolutely current. There are two populations of desert tortoise in New Mexico, this account represents the Sonoran population . Many of the comments in this account refer to the entire species, unless otherwise noted. The only difference in these populations is status and distribution.