Common Chuckwalla

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Death Valley National Park

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

Desert Iguana
LC

Desert Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Chuckwalla in Death Valley National Park?

About 73% of visitor-days record a Common Chuckwalla sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 427 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Chuckwalla in Death Valley National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Chuckwalla in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Death Valley National Park