| Sauromalus klauberi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Sauromalus |
| Species: | S. klauberi |
| 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]
S. klauberi is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in Baja California, Mexico. [1] [3] Adults occur primarily on rocky hillsides, on bluffs, and in arroyo bottoms. [1]
S. klauberi is named in honor of Laurence Monroe Klauber, an American amateur naturalist. [3] [4]
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]
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