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Chuckwalla


The Spiny Chuckwalla on an Island off the Coast of Mexico

Photo by Scott Trageser (Tucson, AZ); Photographed May 2012

The spiny chuckwalla lives on islands in the northwestern Gulf of California. Chuckwallas resemble poisonous Gila monsters, which means the former is sometimes mistakenly killed by humans.

Status: Near Threatened


 

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