Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Heloderma
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Beaded Lizards
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Krustenechsen
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Giftøgler
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1829 |  |
Trachyderma Wiegmann [not Trachyderma Gravenhorst 1829 (Insecta: Hymenoptera), not Trachyderma Latreille 1829 (Insecta: Coleoptera)] (type species: Trachyderma horridum Wiegmann 1829; syn. Mertens 1963) |
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1829 | |
Heloderma Wiegmann [substitute name for Trachyderma Wiegmann 1829] |
Contents:
5 species, of which 3 (60.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
USA, Mexico, Guatemala.
Reported from:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Durango,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Utah).
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Heloderma alvarezi
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Black Beaded Lizard, Chiapan Beaded Lizard, Rio Grijalva Beaded Lizard
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Schwarze Krustenechse
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Sort Vorteøgle
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1956 | |
Heloderma horridum alvarezi Bogert & Del Campo |
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Heloderma alvarezi Reiserer, Schuett & Beck 2013 |
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Guerrero,
Oaxaca).
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Heloderma charlesbogerti
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Guatemalan Beaded Lizard, Motagua Valley Beaded Lizard
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Guatemalische Krustenechse
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Guatemalansk Vorteøgle
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1988 | |
Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti Campbell & Vannini |
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Heloderma charlesbogerti Reiserer, Schuett & Beck 2013 |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Heloderma exasperatum
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Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard
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Nördliche Krustenechse
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Nordlig Vorteøgle
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1956 | |
Heloderma horridum exasperatum Bogert & Del Campo |
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Heloderma exasperatum Reiserer, Schuett & Beck 2013 |
Remarks:
Not listed for Sinaloa by Lemos-Espinal & Smith (2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Durango,
Sinaloa,
Sonora).
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Heloderma exasperatum
© Rune Midtgaard
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Heloderma horridum
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West Mexican Beaded Lizard, Mexican Beaded Lizard, Escorpion
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Skorpion-Krustenechse
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Vestmexicansk Vorteøgle
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1829 | |
Trachyderma horridum Wiegmann |
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Heloderma horridum Wiegmann 1829 |
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1834 | |
Heloderma hernandesii Wiegmann (Mertens 1963) |
Remarks:
Previously included alvarezi, charlesbogerti, and exasperatum.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Colima,
Durango,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Zacatecas).
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Heloderma horridum
© Rune Midtgaard
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Heloderma suspectum
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Gila Monster
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Gila-Krustenechse
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Gilaøgle
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1869 | |
Heloderma suspectum Cope |
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1956 | |
Heloderma suspectum cinctum Bogert & Del Campo |
Other common names:
cinctum: Banded Gila Monster
suspectum: Reticulate Gila Monster
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sinaloa,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Utah).
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Heloderma suspectum
© Rune Midtgaard
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