| Angel Island chuckwalla[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Sauromalus |
| Species: | S. hispidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sauromalus hispidus Stejneger, 1891
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The Angel Island chuckwalla (Sauromalus hispidus), also known as the spiny chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla lizard belonging to the family Iguanidae endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda (Guardian Angel Island) in the Gulf of California. The species was transported to other islands by a tribe of the Seri as a potential food source.
- ^ "Sauromalus hispidus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ Montgomery, C.E.; Hollingsworth, B.; Kartje, M.; Reynoso, V.H. (2019). "Sauromalus hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T174482A130061591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T174482A130061591.en. Retrieved 5 May 2024.