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Day Hiker - Oct 13, 2006 10:01 pm - Voted 10/10
Hard to get . . .. . . a good shot of a chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus). They usually scamper away pretty quick. Nice job! I've seen them in the Grand Canyon, but not yet in Red Rock.
lisae - Oct 13, 2006 10:25 pm - Hasn't voted
Thanks!It was a warmish day, so he was moving relatively slowly. This was the best of about 5 pictures.
I didn't recognize it as a chuckwalla. The ones I've seen in Joshua Tree look a bit different, and were usually hanging out in cracks. Very funny to be cimbing a route and come accross one.
lcarreau - Dec 24, 2007 2:34 pm - Voted 10/10
Perfect specimen!Chuckwalla - member of the Iguana Family. Can reach 16-1/2" long. This is a male; black head
and yellowish or reddish toward rear. Diurnal,
often seen sunning on rocks. Great capture!!!
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