Sauromalus klauberi
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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. klauberi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sauromalus klauberi | |
Sauromalus klauberi, commonly called the Catalina chuckwalla or the spotted chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla, a lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to Mexico[1][3] The species was first described in 1941.[2]
Geographic range and habitat
S. klauberi is endemic to
Etymology
S. klauberi is named in honor of Laurence Monroe Klauber, an American amateur naturalist.[3][4]
Description
S. klauberi is
oviparous,[3] laying between 13–15 eggs. Adults have a median snout–vent length of 14.4 cm (5.7 in).[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c d Sauromalus klauberi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sauromalus klauberi, p. 143).