Abstract
Cellulase activity in the large intestine of chuckwallas was similar to that in a cow's rumen. However, tracer evidence that ash-free dry matter assimilation in the large intestine was small indicates that cellulose digestion is not of major importance in the energy balance of these lizards. Gut pH changes and fractional assimilations of K, Na, Cl, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Mn, Sr, B and Cu were similar to those in non-ruminant mammalian herbivores.
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