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title: "Common Chuckwalla"
description: "Sauromalus ater — Rettili. Sauromalus ater, also known as the common chuckwalla or northern chuckwalla, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-chuckwalla
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Chuckwalla

> Sauromalus ater — Rettili. Sauromalus ater, also known as the common chuckwalla or northern chuckwalla, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae.

- Scientific name: *Sauromalus ater*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 10200
- Wikidata: [Q656553](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q656553)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35330](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35330)

## Names

- en: Common Chuckwalla
- de: Chuckwalla
- es: Chacahuala del noroeste
- fr: Chuckwalla
- nl: Gewone chuckwalla

## Countries with the most observations

US (9384), MX (268)

## Summary

Sauromalus ater, also known as the common chuckwalla or northern chuckwalla, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It inhabits the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its range extends from eastern California, Utah, and Nevada south to Baja California and Sonora.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauromalus_ater

## Photo

![Common Chuckwalla](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-chuckwalla/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kyle Nessen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159972367

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-chuckwalla?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).