Gila monster

E32971

species of lizard venomous lizard

The Gila monster is a large, slow-moving venomous lizard native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Gila monster canonical	11
Heloderma suspectum	3

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	species of lizard ⓘ venomous lizard ⓘ
activityPattern	crepuscular ⓘ diurnal ⓘ
behavior	slow-moving ⓘ
binomialName	Gila monster self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Heloderma suspectum
bodyLength	about 30–60 cm ⓘ
bodyMass	about 350–700 g ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
clutchSize	about 2–12 eggs ⓘ
coloration	black with pink or orange markings ⓘ
commonName	Gila monster self-link ⓘ
conservationStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ surface form: IUCN Red List
culturalSignificance	iconic reptile of the American Southwest ⓘ
describedBy	Edward Drinker Cope ⓘ
describedInYear	1869 ⓘ
diet	birds ⓘ eggs ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
family	Helodermatidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior	opportunistic predator ⓘ
foundIn	Arizona ⓘ Nevada ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Sinaloa ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Utah ⓘ
genus	Heloderma ⓘ
habitat	arroyos ⓘ desert scrub ⓘ rocky foothills ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity	over 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild	up to about 20 years ⓘ
lifestyle	fossorial ⓘ
maximumLength	about 56–60 cm ⓘ
namedAfter	Gila River ⓘ
nativeTo	northwestern Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
order	Squamata ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
protectedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
skinType	bead-like scales ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
venomDelivery	grooved teeth in lower jaw ⓘ
venomous	true ⓘ
venomUse	defense ⓘ

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

North American deserts → hasFauna → Gila monster ⓘ

Sonoran Desert → knownFor → Gila monster ⓘ

Sonoran Desert → hasFauna → Gila monster ⓘ

Gila monster → binomialName → Gila monster self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma suspectum

Gila monster → commonName → Gila monster self-link ⓘ

Saguaro National Park → fauna → Gila monster ⓘ

Sonoran Desert National Monument → hasFauna → Gila monster ⓘ

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge → habitatFor → Gila monster ⓘ

Tucson Mountains → hasWildlife → Gila monster ⓘ

Heloderma → hasSpecies → Gila monster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma suspectum

Heloderma → includesCommonName → Gila monster ⓘ

Helodermatidae → includesSpecies → Gila monster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heloderma suspectum

Helodermatidae → hasMember → Gila monster ⓘ

Tonto National Forest → hasWildlife → Gila monster ⓘ