Biology:Sauromalus klauberi
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Sauromalus klauberi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Shaw, 1941[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sauromalus klauberi ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Sauromalus&species=klauberi&exact=. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ 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
- Sauromalus klauberi at the Animal Diversity Web
- Sauromalus klauberi at the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Wikidata ☰ Q5314588 entry
