{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-422.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 422.5","heading":"","body":"(a) The California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is the official state reptile.\n(b) The Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the official state marine reptile.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 2. STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS [399. - 447.]","CHAPTER 2. State Flag and Emblems [420. - 429.9.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7fdecbffbcd994cfff37f6284177a07e7e4d2a01e7c5551be5832b7ea98f3193","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-422.3","next":"us-ca/gov-422.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}