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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.
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
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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.