Species

Heloderma alvarezi

Heloderma alvarezi · described by BOGERT & MARTIN DEL CAMPO 1956

Gila Monster, a close relative of Heloderma alvarezi — Pictured: Gila Monster, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Josh Olander, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Heloderma alvarezi
First described: BOGERT & MARTIN DEL CAMPO 1956
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Helodermatidae
Genus: Heloderma

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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