Mexican Beaded Lizard is a venomous lizard native to Mexico and southern Guatemala, found in desert, tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub habitat along the Pacific and Atlantic drainages. Adults range from 57 to 91 centimeters long, considerably larger than the related Gila monster, and are covered in beadlike scales underlaid with bony structures; it hunts reptile and bird eggs, and some compounds in its venom have been studied for pharmacological properties useful in treating diabetes.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
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Source Mexican Beaded Lizard (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Heloderma horridum
Desert, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Heloderma horridum
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mexican Beaded Lizard
WikipediaLead section
As it is a specialized predator that feeds primarily upon eggs, the primary use of its venom is still a source of debate among scientists.
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View the Source 2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Heloderma horridum
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat Regions, Heloderma horridum
Habitat Regions temperate temperate tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (kept-as-pets)
Some animals are sold in the pet trade.
In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
desert or dune desert or dune
In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
chaparral chaparral
View the Source 3. GBIF Species API
4. Mexican Beaded Lizard (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q301084 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Helodermatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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