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Gila monster

Heloderma suspectum

Description:

Pinkish- orange beads on black, 1 ft/35 cm long, lizard.

Habitat:

Sonoran desert underbrush.

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1 Comment

drP
drP 11 years ago

This is the largest lizard in the US, and the only venomous one (the beaded lizard, native to Mexico, is the only other venomous lizard in North America). I did a report on them in 4th grade. :)

DonnaTang
Spotted by
DonnaTang

Arizona, USA

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Oct 3, 2012

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