Heloderma | 台北市立動物園資訊網

AlthoughheoriginallyassigneditthegenericnameTrachyderma,hechangedittoHelodermasixmonthslater,whichmeansstuddedskin,fromtheAncient ...

Genus of reptiles

Heloderma is a genus of toxicoferan lizards that contains five species, all of which are venomous.[1] It is the only extant genus of the family Helodermatidae.

Description[edit]

The genus Heloderma contains the Gila monster (H. suspectum) and four species of beaded lizards. Their eyes are immobile and fixed in their head.[2][3] The Gila monster is a large, stocky, most of the time slow-moving reptile that prefers arid deserts. Beaded lizards are seen to be more agile and seem to prefer more humid surroundings.[4][5] The tails of all species of Heloderma are used as fat storage organs. The scales of the head, back and tail are bead-like, containing osteoderms for better protection. The scales of the belly are free from osteoderms. Most species are dark in color, with yellowish or pinkish markings.[6][7]

The venom glands of Heloderma are located at the ...

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Heloderma | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Although he originally assigned it the generic name Trachyderma, he changed it to Heloderma six months later, which means studded skin, from the Ancient ... Read More

Mexican beaded lizard | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The species was first described in 1829 by Arend Wiegmann as Trachyderma horridum, but he renamed it Heloderma horridum six months later. Its generic name ... Read More

Gila monster | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The Gila monster is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and ... The name Gila refers to the Gila River Basin in the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico, where the Gila monster was once plentiful. ... In the beginning (1 Read More

Heloderma charlesbogerti | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The generic name, Heloderma, means studded skin, from the Ancient Greek words hêlos (ηλος), meaning the head of a nail or stud, and derma (δερμα), ... Read More

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Kingdom: Animalia. Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies. Synonym(s):. Common Name(s):, Banded Gila Monster [English]. Taxonomic Status: Current Standing: valid. Read More

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Common Name(s):, Beaded Lizards [English]. Gila Monsters ... enchaquirado. Species, Heloderma suspectum Cope, 1869 – Gila Monster, Lagarto de Gila ... Read More

ITIS Standard Report Page | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Taxonomic Rank: Species. Synonym(s):. Common Name(s):, Gila Monster [English]. Lagarto de Gila [Spanish]. Taxonomic Status: Current Standing: valid. Read More

ITIS Standard Report Page | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Taxonomic Rank: Species. Synonym(s):, Heloderma horridum alvarezi Bogert and Martín del Campo, 1956. Common Name(s):, Black Beaded Lizard [English]. Read More

heloderma horridum | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Common Names, E: Mexican Beaded Lizard G: Skorpions-Krustenechse S: Escorpión. Synonym, Trachyderma horridum WIEGMANN 1829: 421. Heloderma ... Read More

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