MEXICAN BEADED LIZARDHeloderma horridumReptileOrder SquamataDescription Head to tail 30 in. long. The head is broad and flattened with poison glands located in the lower jaw. Body is long and heavy, but not quite as stout as that of the gila monster. Scales bead-like and form a pattern of yellow and black stripes; one subspecies is completely black. Range throughout western Mexico
Protected under CITES II, IUCN / V in the wild. Photo by Greg Neise |
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