What type of animal is a Chuckwalla?
San Esteban chuckwalla of feral animals such as rats and mice which prey upon the chuckwalla's eggs, and feral dogs and cats which prey upon the lizards. Due to these factors and overcollection from the pet trade, the species was declared an Appendix I animal under CITES. An "in situ" chuckwalla captive-breeding program wasestablished in Punta Chueca, a Seri village on the Mexican mainland. A successful "ex situ" program has also been in place at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum since 1977. The species is present in private collections. San Esteban chuckwalla The San Esteban chuckwalla ("Sauromalus varius"), also known as the piebald chuckwalla
Angel Island chuckwalla name chuckwalla derives from the Shoshone word "tcaxxwal" or Cahuilla "caxwal", transcribed by Spaniards as "chacahuala". The Angel Island chuckwalla is the second-largest species of chuckwalla, reaching in body length and overall length, and weighing up to . It is considered a gigantic species as it is two to three times the size of its mainland counterparts. Its body color is a dark brown color with transverse black bands which fade into a solid darker brown to black color as the animal ages. The Angel Island chuckwalla is endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda and 10 smaller islands in