Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)
Created: May 24th, 2010 - 09:58 PM
Last Modified: May 24th, 2010 - 09:59 PM Entered by: Dave Weber
Record 45697
Last Modified: May 24th, 2010 - 09:59 PM Entered by: Dave Weber
Record 45697
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Country: United States |
State: Arizona |
County: Maricopa County |
Time: 2010-05-24 13:00:00 |
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Qty: 2 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: Both |
Method: Road cruising |
Habitat: rocky outcrops and hillsides |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous |
Elevation: 1277.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
Male - Black head, red torso, yellowish tail.
Female - standard boring gray color
Sorry I cant give temps etc. These were spotted on my lunch hour while driving north out of Ajo on Hwy 85 so I didnt have my instruments with me. (Guess I should start carrying them!). I had to use my cellphone to photograph him.
The male was doing the head bobbing routine. He let me get within about three or four feet of him. I noticed his tail had been injured earlier in life as it was deformed (possibly run over as a youngster? as he lives right next to the highway!)
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