Taxa

Sauromalus

Genus

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Sauromalus." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-sauromalus.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Sauromalus. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-sauromalus

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-sauromalus,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Sauromalus},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-sauromalus},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Sauromalus is a genus of lizards, family Iguanidae, commonly known as chuckwallas, comprising five species found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, with some populations also inhabiting coastal islands.

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