Heloderma

E175679

genus taxon

Heloderma is a genus of venomous lizards that includes the Gila monster and beaded lizards, known for their heavy bodies, bead-like scales, and slow-moving behavior.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Heloderma canonical	3
Heloderma horridum	2
Mexican beaded lizard	2
Guatemalan beaded lizard	1
Heloderma alvarezi	1
Heloderma charlesbogerti	1
Heloderma exasperatum	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	primarily crepuscular ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
commonName	beaded lizards ⓘ
conservationConcern	some species threatened or endangered ⓘ
defenseMechanism	venomous bite ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
etymology	from Greek "helos" (wart) and "derma" (skin) ⓘ
family	Helodermatidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy	John Edward Gray ⓘ
firstDescribedInYear	1869 ⓘ
habitat	arid regions ⓘ semi-arid scrublands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	bead-like scales ⓘ heavy-bodied ⓘ slow-moving ⓘ
hasSpecies	Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Heloderma alvarezi Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Heloderma charlesbogerti Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Heloderma exasperatum Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Heloderma horridum Gila monster ⓘ surface form: Heloderma suspectum
includesCommonName	Gila monster ⓘ Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guatemalan beaded lizard Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mexican beaded lizard Rio Fuerte beaded lizard ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Guatemala ⓘ Mexico ⓘ North America ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
notableFeature	only extant genus of venomous lizards traditionally recognized ⓘ
order	Squamata ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy	IUCN ⓘ surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
scaleType	osteoderm-covered scales ⓘ
suborder	Squamata ⓘ surface form: Lacertilia
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalPrey	eggs of birds and reptiles ⓘ nestling birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
venomDelivery	grooved teeth in lower jaw ⓘ
venomous	true ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gila monster → genus → Heloderma ⓘ

Heloderma → hasSpecies → Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma horridum

Heloderma → hasSpecies → Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma alvarezi

Heloderma → hasSpecies → Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma charlesbogerti

Heloderma → hasSpecies → Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma exasperatum

Heloderma → includesCommonName → Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican beaded lizard

Heloderma → includesCommonName → Heloderma self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guatemalan beaded lizard

Helodermatidae → typeGenus → Heloderma ⓘ

Helodermatidae → includesGenus → Heloderma ⓘ

Helodermatidae → includesSpecies → Heloderma ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma horridum

Helodermatidae → hasMember → Heloderma ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican beaded lizard