Heloderma suspectum

Heloderma suspectum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monstersauria

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Cladus: Monstersauria

Familia: Helodermatidae
Genus: Heloderma
Species: Heloderma suspectum
Subspecies (2): H. s. cinctum – H. s. suspectum

Name

Heloderma suspectum Cope, 1869: 5

• Syntypes (n=3): USNM 2971 a, b, c, collected by A. Schott.
• Type locality: “Sierra de la Unión, Sonora [=Arizona]”.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1869. [Protocol of the March 9, 1869 meeting]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 21: 5.

Additional references

• 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.

Links

• Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Gadsden, H. 2007. IUCN: Heloderma suspectum  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T9865A13022716. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T9865A13022716.en. Accessed on 22 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• català: Monstre de Gila
• čeština: Korovec jedovatý
• Deutsch: Gila-Krustenechse
• English: Gila Monster
• suomi: Gilalisko
• français: Monstre de Gila
• עברית: מפלצת חילה
• magyar: Gila
• 日本語: アメリカドクトカゲ
• lietuvių: Šiurpusis nuodadantis
• македонски: Отровен брадавичар
• Nederlands: Gilamonster
• norsk: Gilaøgle
• Diné bizaad: Tiníléí
• polski: Heloderma arizońska
• português: Monstro-de-gila
• ไทย: กิล่ามอนสเตอร์
• Türkçe: Gila boncuklu keleri

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