| Common 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. ater
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| Binomial name | |
| Sauromalus ater Dumeril, 1856
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| Approximate range of S. ater | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sauromalus obesus (Baird, 1859) | |
Sauromalus ater, also known as the common chuckwalla or northern chuckwalla, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.[2][3] It inhabits the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its range extends from eastern California, Utah, and Nevada south to Baja California and Sonora.[4]
- ^ "Sauromalus ater". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ a b Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Sauromalus ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64054A12740491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64054A12740491.en. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RDBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Grismer, L. Lee (2002). Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including its Pacific Islands, and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. University of California Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-520-22417-9.