Sauromalus ater
（重定向自Sauromalus Obesus）
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![Common chuckwalla Sauromalus ater at Bristol Zoo, England](/Images/godic/202502/09/Western.chuckwalla.arp5041.jpg")
![Juvenile common chuckwalla.jpg](/Images/godic/202502/09/Juvenile_common_chuckwalla5041.jpg")
The common chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) 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.