Heloderma exasperatum

Rio Fuerte beaded lizard[1]
At Palais de la Découverte, France
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Helodermatidae
Genus: Heloderma
Species:
H. exasperatum
Binomial name
Heloderma exasperatum
Synonyms[3]
  • Heloderma horridum exasperatum
    Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956
  • Heloderma exasperatum
    — Reiserer et al., 2013

The Rio Fuerte beaded lizard (Heloderma exasperatum) is a venomous species of beaded lizard in the family Helodermatidae. It is found in the tropical forests and shrublands of western Mexico, specifically around the Rio Fuerte and Rio Mayo basins. It is often found in or near abandoned mammal burrows and sources of water.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Heloderma exasperatum ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ Beck, D.; Flores-Villela, O. (2021). "Heloderma exasperatum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T181151831A181151949. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Species Heloderma exasperatum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard". Lincoln Park Zoo.
  5. ^ Venturini, Giorgio (October 28, 2012). "Heloderma exasperatum . Monaco Nature Encyclopedia". Translated by Mario Beltramini.