San Esteban chuckwalla

San Esteban chuckwalla[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Sauromalus
Species:
S. varius
Binomial name
Sauromalus varius
Dickerson, 1919

The San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), also known as the piebald chuckwalla or pinto chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla belonging to the family Iguanidae endemic to San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California. It is the largest of the five species of chuckwallas, and the most threatened.

  1. ^ "Sauromalus varius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
  2. ^ Montgomery, C.E.; Hollingsworth, B.; Kartje, M.; Reynoso, V.H. (2019). "Sauromalus varius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T174485A1414919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T174485A1414919.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.