to stay warm. At least 23 species of Tortoises were known to prevail on the continent, however there are only five remaining today; the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), the Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri), the Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), the Sonoran desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) and the Gopher tortoises (Gopherus Polyphemus) (Alford,