Editing Chuckwalla (section)

{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
{{About|the lizard|other uses}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Chuckwalla<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=173945 |taxon=Sauromalus |access-date=15 September 2008}}</ref><br/>''Sauromalus''
| image = Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater).jpg
| image_caption = Common chuckwalla, ''S. ater'' (male)
| image2 = Sauromalus ater (3).jpg
| image2_caption = Common chuckwalla, ''S. ater'' (female)
| taxon = Sauromalus
| authority = [[Auguste Duméril|Dumeril]], 1856
| type_species = ''[[Sauromalus ater]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Auguste Duméril|Dumeril]], 1856
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = ''[[Sauromalus ater]]'' (including ''Sauromalus obesus'')<br />
''[[Angel Island chuckwalla|Sauromalus hispidus]]''<br />
''[[Sauromalus klauberi]]''<br />
''[[Sauromalus slevini]]''<br />
''[[Sauromalus varius]]''
}}

'''Chuckwallas''' are [[lizard]]s found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Some are found on coastal islands. The five species of chuckwallas are all placed within the [[genus]] '''''Sauromalus'''''; they are part of the iguanid [[family (biology)|family]], [[Iguanidae]].