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South American Chuckwallas
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South American Chuckwallas

Phymaturus

Phymaturus is a genus of iguanian lizards of the family Liolaemidae, a family which was traditionally included in the Iguanidae as a subfamily, but more recently was proposed to warrant distinct family status. Phymaturus is the mid-sized genus of its family, with 47 species altogether known as of 2017; new species are still being discovered however.

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52 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 52 known species

Cordón del Portillo Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus palluma

Lobo's Rocky Lizard

speciesPhymaturus loboi

Maule Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus maulense

Antuco Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus vociferator

Volcán Peteroa Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus verdugo

Riecillo Valley Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus darwini

Neuquén Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus querque

Mendoza Yellow-tailed Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus roigorum

Auca Mahuida Volcano Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus sitesi

Copahue Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus dorsimaculatus

Antofagasta Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus antofagastensis

Provincia Mountain Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus aguedae

Pehuenches Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus timi

Puna Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus punae

Zapala Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus zapalensis

Valparaiso Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus alicahuense

Payun Plateau Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus payuniae

Dark Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus tenebrosus

Dauntless Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus extrilidus

Chasicó Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus ceii

Ovalle Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus bibronii

Somuncura Plateau Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus somuncurensis

Patagonian Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus patagonicus

Climbing Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus spurcus

El Cuy Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus cacivioi

Sierra Grande Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus yachanana

Cueva de Perez Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus mallimaccii

Phymaturus chenqueniyen

speciesPhymaturus chenqueniyen

Comallo Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus manuelae

Tromen Volcano Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus tromen

Phymaturus robustus

speciesPhymaturus robustus

Nevado Mountains Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus nevadoi

White-spotted Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus etheridgei

Laguna Blanca Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus denotatus

Agua Negra Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus aguanegra

Bajada del Rahue Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus rahuensis

Cari Laufquen Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus sinervoi

Paso de Indios Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus felixi

El Peñón Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus laurenti

Buen Pasto Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus videlai

Sacanana River Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus camilae

Sierra de Fiambalá Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus fiambala

Phymaturus niger

speciesPhymaturus niger

Phymaturus katenke

speciesPhymaturus katenke

Phymaturus maquinchao

speciesPhymaturus maquinchao

Chubut Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus calcogaster

Las Pulgas Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus indistinctus

Sierra del Castillo Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus castillensis

Rio Negro Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus desuetus

Butacó Creek Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus delheyi

Calingasta Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus williamsi

Argentinian Black Chuckwalla

speciesPhymaturus curivilcun

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39052.