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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Sauromalus klauberi, commonly called the Santa Catalina chuckwalla or the spotted chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Sauromalus klauberi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 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
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