Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Iguanidae North America Taxonomy of the genus Sauromalus Biodiversity of the family Iguanidae Bibliography of the genus Sauromalus (North American Chuckwallas) (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Sauromalus in general Avery, D.F.; Tanner, W.W. 1964. The osteology and myology of the head and thorax regions of the obesus group of the genus Sauromalus Dumeril (Iguanidae). Brigham Young University Science Bulletin Biol. 5(3): 1-30. Bustard, R. 1961. Collared lizards and chuckawallas. Aquarist and Pondkeeper 26: 134-135. Dziewa, T. 1963. Mealworms in the diet of the chuckwalla. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 11(3-4): 57. Etheridge, R.E. 1982. Checklist of the iguanine and Malagasy iguanid lizards. pp. 7-37. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp. Hollingsworth, B.D. 1998. The systematics of Chuckwallas (Sauromalus) with a phylogenetic analysis of other iguanid lizards. Herpetological Monographs 12: 38-191. Hollingsworth, B.D. 1999. Erratum: The systematics of Chuckwallas (Sauromalus) with a phylogenetic analysis of other iguanid lizards. Herpetological Monographs 13: 195. Hollingsworth, B.D. 2004. Understanding the diversity of Chuckwallas (genus Sauromalus) and a debate over names. Iguana (West Hartford) 11(2): 78-86. Köhler, G.; Zorn, H. 2014. Chuckwallas. Herpeton, Offenbach. 142 pp. Littell, D. 1984. Weathering the seasons chuckwalla style. Zoonooz 57(5): 9-13. Montanucci, R.R. 2004. A note on the identity of chuckwallas inhabiting Isla Danzante, Baja California Sur. Herpetological Review 35(3): 223-224. Norris, K.S.; Dawson, W.R. 1964. Obserevations on the water economy and electrolyte excretion of chuckwallas (Lacertilia, Sauromalus). Copeia 1964: 638-646. Petren, K.; Case, T.J. 1997. A phylogenetic analysis of body size evolution and biogeography in Chuckwallas (Sauromalus) and other iguanines. Evolution 51(1): 206-219. Petren, K.; Case, T.J. 2002. Updated mtDNA phylogeny for Sauromalus and implications for the evolution of gigantism. Appendix 8.1. pp. 574-579. In: Case, T.J.; Cody, M.L.; Ezcurra, E. (eds.). A new island biogeography of the Sea of Cortes. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, etc. 669 pp. Robinson, M.D. 1972. Chromosomes, protein polymorphism, and systematics of insular chuckwalla lizards (genus Sauromalus) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Dissertation Abstracts International (B) 33(2): 965. Robinson, M.D. 1974. Chromosomes of the insular species of chuckwalla lizards (genus Sauromalus) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Herpetologica 30(2): 162-167. Ryan, M.J. 1982. Variation in iguanine social organization: mating systems in chuckawallas (Sauromalus). pp. 380-390. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp. Schimmelpfennig, U.; Schimmelpfennig, J. 2013. Der Chuckwalla – Sonnenanbeter in der Felswüste. Reptilia (D) 18(102): 60-66. Shaw, C.E. 1945. The chuckwallas, genus Sauromalus. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 10(15): 269-306. Werning, H. 2002. Die Könige der nordamerikanischen Wüste: Chuckwallas. Draco 3(2) (10): 66-73. Werning, H. 2015. Chuckwalla-Anekdoten. Teil 1. Reptilia (D) 20(112): ? Wolfel, H. 1999. Chuckwallas. Die Gattung Sauromalus sowie Haltung und Vermehrung von Sauromalus obesus. Reptilia (D) 4(17): 51-58. Sauromalus ater Abts, M.L. 1987. Environment and variation in life history traits of the chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus. Ecological Monographs 57(3): 215-232. Abts, M.L. 1988. Reproduction in the saxicolous desert lizard, Sauromalus obesus: the female reproductive cycle. Copeia 1988(2): 382-393. Abts, M.L. 1988. Reproduction in the saxicolous desert lizard, Sauromalus obesus: the male reproductive cycle. Herpetologica 44(4): 404-415. Aucone, B. 2004. Captive husbandry of the Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater). Iguana (West Hartford) 11(2): 114-118. Barrows, C.W. 2011. Sensitivity to climate change for two reptiles at the Mojave-Sonoran Desert interface. Journal of Arid Environments 75(7): 629-635. Baumer, M.; Drew, F.C. 2011. Using livestock markers to individually identify communally-housed Chuckwallas (Sauromalus ater) at the Bronx Zoo. Herpetological Review 42(1): 51-52. Baumer, M.; Drew, F.C.; Casey, B.; Titus, V. 2012. Successful incubation of Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) eggs at the Bronx Zoo using suspended incubation method. Herpetological Review 43(4): 597-599. Beaman, K.R.; Toohey, D.R.; Crandall, G.T. 2003. Natural history notes: Sauromalus obesus (Common Chuckwalla). Albinism. Herpetological Review 34(3): 246. Berry, K.H. 1974. The ecology and social behavior of the chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus obesus Baird. University of California Publications in Zoology 101: 1-60. Blodgett, N.E.; Grandmaison, D.D. 2011. Natural history notes: Sauromalus ater (Common Chuckwalla). Entrapment. Herpetological Review 42(4): 608. Boarman, W.I.; Berry, K.H. 1995. Common ravens in the southwestern United States, 1968-92. pp. 73-75. In: LaRoe, E.T.; Farris, G.S.; Puckett, C.E.; Doran, P.D. & Mac, M.J. (eds.). Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals and ecosystems. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Service, Washington, D.C. 530 pp. Boundy, J.; Balgooyen, T.G. 1988. Record lengths for some amphibians and reptiles from the western United States. Herpetological Review 19(2): 26-27. Brattstrom, B.H. 2001. Comments on the proposed precedence of the specific name of Euphryne obesus Baird, 1858 over that of Sauromalus ater Dumeril, 1856 (Reptilia, Squamata). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58(4): 307. Brown, L.E. 2001. Comments on the proposed precedence of the specific name of Euphryne obesus Baird, 1858 over that of Sauromalus ater Dumeril, 1856 (Reptilia, Squamata). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58(4): 307. Case, T.J. 1972. Thermoregulation and evaporative cooling in the chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus. Copeia 1972(1): 145-150. Case, T.J. 1975. Ecological and physiological studies of desert lizard. Dissertation Abstracts International (B) 35(9): 4330. Case, T.J. 1976. Body size differences between populations of the chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus. Ecology 57(2): 313-323. Case, T.J. 1976. Seasonal aspects of thermoregulatory behaviour in the chuckawalla, Sauromalus obesus (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae). Journal of Herpetology 10(2): 85-95. Clark, H.O. 2008. Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater): behavior. Sonoran Herpetologist 21(5): 54. Clause, A.G.; Condon, K. 2016. Geographic distribution: Sauromalus ater (Common Chuckwalla). Herpetological Review 47(2): 260. Cliff, F.S. 1958. A new species of Sauromalus from Mexico. Copeia 259-261. Cooper, W.E.; Flowers, M. 2001. Plant chemical discriminations by an herbivorous iguanid lizard, Sauromalus ater. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(1): 69-80. Crampton, B. 1972. The desert chuckwalla. Animals 14(8): 346-347. Crawford, E.C.; Kampe, G. 1971. Physiological responses of the lizard Sauromalus obesus to changes in ambient temperature. American Journal of Physiology 220: 1256-1260. Crooks, B. 1983. The care and breeding of Sauromalus obesus obesus in captivity. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 7: 68-71. Crooks, W. 1980. The chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus). Herptile 25(4): 29-31. Deban, S.M.; O'Reilly, J.C.; Theimer, T. 1994. Mechanism of defensive inflation in the Chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus. Journal of Experimental Zoology 270(5): 451-459. Dugan, E.A.; Daniels, B.; Torre, G. de la 2017. Natural history notes: Crotalus ruber (Red Diamond Rattlesnake). Diet. Herpetological Review 48(1): 210. Espinoza, R.E.; Carreno, C.A.; Tracy, C.R.; Tracy, C.R. 1998. Geographic distribution: Sauromalus obesus obesus (Western Chuckwalla). Herpetological Review 29(1): 51-52. Firth, B.T.; Turner, J.S.; Ralph, C.L. 1989. Thermoregulatory behaviour in two species of iquanid lizards (Crotaphytus collaris and Sauromalus obesus): diel variation and the effect of pinealectomy. Journal of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 159(1): 13-20. Gates, G.O. 1968. Geographical distribution and character analysis of the iguanid lizard Sauromalus obesus in Baja California, Mexico. Herpetologica 24: 285-288. Gaulden, R. 1998. Life on the rocks: Sauromalus obesus. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 56: 62-69. Glaudas, X.; Heindl, A.L. 2007. Natural history notes: Crotaphytus bicinctores (Great Basin Collared Lizard). Diet. Herpetological Review 38(4): 453. Goode, M.J.; Horrace, W.C.; Sredl, M.J.; Howland, J.M. 2005. Habitat destruction by collectors associated with decreased abundance of rock-dwelling lizards. Biological Conservation 125(1): 47-54. Grismer, L.L.; McGuire, J.A.; Hollingsworth, B.D. 1994. A report on the herpetofauna of the Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California, Mexico, with a discussion of its biogeographic and taxonomic implications. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 93(2): 45-80. Hague, M.T.J.; Routman, E.J. 2016. Does population size affect genetic diversity? A test with sympatric lizard species. 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