Sep 20, 2024
Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
6/10/2024 Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
6/10/2024 Joshua Tree National Park, California
hsug1747 via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC
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Sauromalus ater, better known as the common chuckwalla, tcaxxwal, caxwal, or northern chuckwalla, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae, which is endemic to the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. It is found in comparative abundance throughout the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. These diurnal lizards are well adapted to desert conditions; being active at temperatures up to 102 °F (39 °C). However chuckwallas typically brumate during the winter months. Males are seasonally and conditionally territorial; an abundance of resources tends to create a hierarchy based on size, with one large male dominating the area's smaller males. Chuckwallas use a combination of color and physical displays, namely "push ups", head-bobbing, and gaping of the mouth to communicate and defend their territory. Chuckwallas are primarily herbivorous feeding upon flowers, leaves, seeds, fruit, and the occasional insect. When disturbed, the chuckwalla enters crevices between rocks and inflates its lungs using a gular pump. Lung inflation distends its body and wedges the lizard tightly in place, to keep it out of reach from predators. Reaching on average 20 inches (50.8 cms) in length and 2lbs (.9kgs) in weight, the common chuckwalla is a large, flat-bodied lizard with a large, rounded belly, and a wide-based, blunt-tipped tail. The coloration of these lizards varies by location and between juveniles and adults, as well as between males and females. In adult males, the head, shoulder, and pelvic regions are black, while the midbody is light tan speckled with brown. Adult females are brownish in color with a scattering of dark red spots. Young chuckwallas have four or five broad bands across their bodies which are lost partially my adult females and completely by adult males. Mating occurs from April to July, with females laying five to 16 eggs between June and August. The eggs hatch in late September. Under ideal conditions a common chuckwalla may live up to 65 years.
Sauromalus ater, Common Chuckwalla. Captive. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. April 2022.
Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
6/10/2024 Joshua Tree National Park, California
hsug1747 via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC
Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
6/10/2024 Joshua Tree National Park, California
hsug1747 via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC
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Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
6/10/2024 Joshua Tree National Park, California
hsug1747 via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC
Okay our first real reptile rant will be on the common chuckwalla (scientific name Sauromalus ater) Because these guys are fucking amazing.
So the first time I heard of these amazing animals was while reading through my North American reptile/amphibian field guide in an Olive Garden. My mother, who is not the biggest fan of reptiles was not quite enthused about these lizards so I decided instead to share my new favorite reptile fact with every friend I had at the time.
When threatened, the common chuckwalla’s main defense mechanism is to run to the nearest crevice or small hole it can find and then begin to swallow as much air as possible. Then it literally inflates until it is too big to be removed from whichever crevice it is hiding in. Nothing can move it because it is simply too big now.
THIS THING. LITERALLY INFLATES. IT IS A BALLOON. AND I FUCKING LOVE IT. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW HILARIOUS THIS IS TO ME.
I just have the mental image of a lizard with its cheeks blown up like a chipmunk’s. Just staring like “whatcha gonna do now fuckhead???” at whatever poor unfortunate predator decided it was craving lizard today. I just. HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CREATURE???? ITS FUCKING AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
Sauromalus ater, Common Chuckwalla. Captive. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. April 2022.