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Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum) <!--멕시코염주도마뱀/독도마뱀과-->
Subject: Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum)
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Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum)


Mexican beaded lizard
Heloderma horridum

Description: Less colorful than its cousin, the gila monster. It has black or pale yellow bands or is entirely black.

Characteristics: Very strong legs let this lizard crawl over rocks and dig burrows. It is short-tempered. It will turn and open its mouth in a threatening manner when molested. Its venom is hemotoxic and potentially dangerous to man.

Habitat: Found in arid or desert areas, often in rocky hillsides, coming out during evening and early morning hours.

Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 90 centimeters.

Distribution: Mexico through Central America.

Source: http://www.wilderness-survival.net/

Heloderma horridum
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