Heloderma alvarezi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monstersauria
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Cladus: Monstersauria

Heloderma alvarezi Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956

Heloderma horridum alvarezi Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956: 32 [original combination, as subspecies]
Heloderma alvarezi — Reiserer, Schuett & Beck, 2013: 85 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Bogert, C.M. & Martín del Campo, R. 1956. The gila monster and its allies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 109: 1–238.
Reiserer, R.S., Schuett, G.W. & Beck, D.D. 2013. Taxonomic reassessment and conservation status of the beaded lizard, Heloderma horridum (Squamata: Helodermatidae). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 7(1): 74–96. BHL Reference page.

Aranda-Coello, J.M. & Gómez Cruz, A. 2021. IUCN: Heloderma alvarezi (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T181146498A181151090. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T181146498A181151090.en. Accessed on 23 February 2026.