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Basic information
Sauromalus ater
Common Chuckwalla
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyIguanids
GenusChuckwallas
- Czech name
- Čukvala zavalitá
- English name
- Common Chuckwalla
- Alternative names
- Leguán čuakvala, Cachorón de Roca, Northern Chuckwalla, Peninsular Chuckwalla
- Synonyms
- Euphryne obesus, Sauromalus australis, Sauromalus interbrachialis, Sauromalus obesus multiforaminatus, Sauromalus shawi, Sauromalus townsendi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 230 mm
- Body mass
- max 524.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~6.9 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 53 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 65 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 35.9–38.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–8 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–16 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 79RLW · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18354 · dryad-v5