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gila monster

Lizard native to the southwestern USA and Mexico. It is one of the only two existing venomous lizards, the other being the Mexican beaded lizard of the same genus. It has poison glands in its lower jaw, but its bite is not usually fatal to humans. (Species Heloderma suspectum.)



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Heloderma suspectum is the real thing, better known as the Gila Monster, a desert- dwelling lizard which is highly poisonous, with a fierce bite.
 
 
 
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