Sauromalus klauberi

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Sauromalus klauberi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Sauromalus
Species:
S. klauberi
Binomial name
Sauromalus klauberi
, 1941[2]

Sauromalus klauberi, commonly called the Catalina chuckwalla or the spotted chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla, a lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species was first identified in 1941.[2]

Geographic range[]

S. klauberi is endemic to Baja California. It is found on the islands of the Gulf of California:[3] Isla Espíritu Santo, Isla Partida, Santa Cruz Island, San Marcos, Santa Catalina, and San Francisco Island.[3]

Etymology[]

S. klauberi is named in honor of Laurence Monroe Klauber, an American amateur naturalist.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Montgomery, C.E.; Hollingsworth, B.; Kartje, M.; Reynoso, V.H. (2019). "Sauromalus klauberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T174483A1414907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T174483A1414907.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Shaw, Charles E. (1941). "A new chuckwalla from Santa Catalina Island, Gulf of California, Mexico". Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 9 (28): 285–288. (Sauromalus klauberi, new species).
  3. ^ a b c "Sauromalus klauberi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sauromalus klauberi, p. 143).

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