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.

Established in 2025 by Presidential Proclamation through the Antiquities Act, Chuckwalla National Monument preserves diverse array of natural and scientific resources, ensuring that the cultural, prehistoric, historic, and scientific values of this area endure for the benefit of all Americans. Of the nearly 740,000 acres within the boundaries of the Chuckwalla National Monument, …

Chuckwalla National Monument is a national monument in the Colorado Desert of Southern California that protects 624,270 acres (2,526.3 km 2) of desert habitat in Riverside and Imperial counties from development.

2019年2月8日 · Native to the arid desert, the chuckwalla (Sauromalus Ater) is a large flat bodied lizard that may vary in color depending on the environment where it is found. Males can be told apart from females by the black on their head, forelegs, and …

2019年12月29日 · The Chuckwalla is a large North American lizards in the iguana family. These chuckwalla facts include its diet, habitat, and conservation status.

2025年1月19日 · Chuckwalla, (genus Sauromalus), any of five species of stocky, slightly flattened lizards belonging to the subfamily Iguaninae (family Iguanidae), found on arid, rocky hills of southwestern North America.

2024年9月20日 · Chuckwallas (genus Sauromalus) are a group of large lizards found mainly in northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. There are five species of chuckwallas: The chuckwalla you’re most likely to...

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]

2025年1月14日 · The new Chuckwalla National Monument will protect over 624,000 acres of California’s vast desert landscape in eastern Imperial and Riverside counties.

The Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) is an iconic species of rocky slopes and boulder piles in arid mountains of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. This is a large (< 229 mm SVL) robust lizard with an obese appearance, a tail that is about the same length as the head and body, and loose folds of skin on the sides of the body and neck.