| Chuckwalla[1] Sauromalus | |
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| Common chuckwalla, S. ater (male) | |
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| Common chuckwalla, S. ater (female) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Sauromalus Dumeril, 1856 |
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| Sauromalus ater Dumeril, 1856
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Sauromalus ater (including Sauromalus obesus) | |
Chuckwallas are lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Some are found on coastal islands. The five species of chuckwallas are all placed within the genus Sauromalus; they are part of the iguanid family, Iguanidae.
- ^ "Sauromalus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 September 2008.