Biology:Sauromalus klauberi

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of lizard

Sauromalus klauberi
Sauromalus obesus 1zz.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Sauromalus
Species:
S. klauberi
Binomial name
Sauromalus klauberi
Shaw, 1941[1]

Sauromalus klauberi, commonly called the Santa Catalina chuckwalla or the spotted chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla, a lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species was first identified in 1941.[1]

Geographic range

S. klauberi is endemic to Baja California. It is found on the islands of the Gulf of California:[2] Isla Espíritu Santo, Isla Partida, Santa Cruz Island, San Marcos, Santa Catalina, and San Francisco Island.[2]

Etymology

S. klauberi is named in honor of Laurence Monroe Klauber, an American amateur naturalist.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofsa919381942sand#page/284/mode/2up.  (Sauromalus klauberi, new species).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sauromalus klauberi ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Sauromalus&species=klauberi&exact=. Retrieved 15 July 2014. 
  3. 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).

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5314588 entry