chuckwalla

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• At the bases of many cardons on this bajada, consequently, are the picked-over carcasses of drought-killed chuckwallas. The Song of The Dodo
• He could easily have cited the Aldabran tortoise, the chuckwalla of Angel de la Guarda, the hippo of Madagascar, the beetles of Madeira, the elephantids of Timor, the iguanas of the Galápagos, the finches of Darwin and Lack, the earwig of Saint Helena, and the dodo. The Song of The Dodo
• He has been afloat for three days at a stretch, unable to land safely on any of those rocky islands, trapped on the boat, using a bucket for his latrine, running short of gas, putting life jackets on the carboys of drinking water in anticipation of shipwreck, and then finally limping back to Bahia without having captured a single chuckwalla—which for him represents the penultimate indignity. The Song of The Dodo
• In general there is little consistency at this low resolution between the distribution of various soil types and the presence of chuckwallas, suggesting that soil type may not be as important as the thermal environment.
• Summer temperatures routinely soar above 120 degrees, and unless you are a chuckwalla lizard, your discomfort at any time of year will likely range from mildly overheated to thoroughly scorched. Living It Up in Death Valley
• Here we have demonstrated that the northern limit of the geographic range of chuckwallas is limited by the effect of local and regional climate on soil temperatures.
• `Here's the chuckwalla in the left-hand corner, and in the right "She stopped speaking. THE SECRET OF THE FORGOTTEN CITY
• `The chuckwalla can wedge itself into a crevice and then inflate its body. THE SECRET OF THE FORGOTTEN CITY
• She confessed to having thought the chuckwalla lighted up but probably was wrong. THE SECRET OF THE FORGOTTEN CITY
• This variation makes Sonoran Desert chuckwallas ideal for investigating the relationship between population density and mating system structure.