ANIMAL:Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
Type of Animal:
Iguanid
Habitat:
Deserts/desert scrub/interior chaparral/semi-desert grasslands w/ rocky areas & crevices/underground burrows as well as moderate vegetation/foliage, can also be found in open flats, found from sea level to 4,593 ft
Location(s):
SE California, S Nevada, S Utah, far SW Colorado, Arizona, Baja California, Sonora
Appearance:
Stocky wide-bodied lizard w/ flattened midsection, thick tail w/ blunt tip, males have reddish-pink to orange, yellow, or light gray bodies w/ black heads/shoulders/limbs, females & juveniles have gray to brown bodies w/ scattered dark red spots or contrasting bands of light & dark in shades of gray or yellow, males darker than females
Food/Diet:
Leaves, flowers, fruits, insects, seeds, vegetables, herbs, greens, insect larvae, shoots, buds
Status in Wild:
Stable
Conservation:
Breeding in zoos & herpetoculture
Lifestyle:
Solitary or small harems of a male w/ 2-3 females
Additional Info:Called:
Male
Female
Young: Hatchling
Group: Colony
Weight:
Male: 2 lbs
Female: 0.5 lb
Gestation:
1 monthLife Span:
15 years in wild, 25-30 years in captivity
Body Length:
Male: 7.2 in
Female: 6 in
Young: 3 in
Tail Length:
Male: 3.6 in
Female: 3 in
Main predators are snakes, predatory birds, & predatory mammals.
Active during the day (diurnal).
Males territorial, especially during breeding season, & use different color/physical displays, such as push-ups, head-bobs, & gaping of the mouth. They’ll also fight.
Breed in spring & summer w/ 6-16 eggs hatching in late September.
Sexually mature at 2 years old.
Hibernate in winter, using underground burrows & crevices.
Shed skin in spring & summer. Like most lizards, they shed skin in pieces.
Females protect underground nests/eggs but don’t provide any parental care.
Males release scent from pores in thighs to mark territory.
Like many dry climate animals, they obtain water from food they eat.
Males head-bob, lick, nudge, & jaw-rub to entice females to breed.
Can often be seen basking in the sun.
Fun Fact(s):Sauromalus ater means “black/dark flat lizard” w/ 1st part ancient Greek & 2nd part Latin.
Name “chuckwalla” comes from Shoshone word tcaxxwal or Cahuilla word caxwal, which Spanish explorers transcribed as chacahuala.
Sometimes kept as pets w/ many coming from captive-bred sources since Nevada only state allowing commercial pet collection.
Have acute eyesight & can perceive movement within 98 ft.
When threatened/disturbed, they’ll enter crevices & inflate lungs w/ gular pump, distending body & wedging lizard in place.
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Key tags and key cutters. Key cutters might be guide, semi-computerized, automatic, and tubular to name just a few.
A locksmith is able to keep up with the different keys used within the locksmith
companies world with the help of drawers, key tags and key
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from eradicating the key because the chip in your key can’t be correctly
identified by your vehicle’s theft-deterrent system.
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you’re going to need to make the case that doing so
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In addition to the pin and tumbler utilized in commonplace locks,
digital locks join the bolt or cylinder to a motor within the door utilizing an element
known as an actuator. Unfortunately, this also locks the ignition cylinder.
Changing locks after a burglary. Picking mixture locks (except luggage mixture locks) is harder, in comparison with
pin and tumbler locks. Plug the flat edge of your pin at the top
part of your lock and twist it. When your pair of scissors is deep sufficient, twist it counter clockwise from proper to left.
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The remote portion inside can go dangerous or turn into damaged as well.
Like any working battery, the battery contained in the digital key fob does wear out,
but it isn’t always the malfunctioning part. And so, a part of the thought with its new smartphone
software is that there may be ways for your smartphone to be useful
without you having to make use of it a lot.