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Chuckwalla walking on rock   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer
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Chuckwalla walking on rock
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35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Reptilia; Order: Squamata; Family: Iguanidae; Genus: Sauromalus; Genus species: Sauromalus obesus. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 28-42 cm; Identification: The chuckwalla has dark skin and a pale yellow tail. The male is speckled with yellow and red, and the female has dark cross bands; Habitat: Rocky deserts; Diet: Herbivore: leaves, buds, flowers; Reproduction: Female chuckwallas breed every other year. They lay 5-10 eggs each breeding season; Behavior: As a defense, the chuckwalla will wedge itself into a rock crevice and inflate its body with air, making it very difficult for the predator to remove it; Status: No special status; Interesting Facts: These desert-living lizards store extra liquid in their accessory lymph nodes.
Date March 1967
date QS:P571,+1967-03-00T00:00:00Z/10
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