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Mexican Beaded Lizard — printable fact sheet
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Mexican Beaded Lizard
Heloderma horridum
The Mexican Beaded Lizard is a large venomous lizard native to the Pacific slopes of Mexico and parts of Central America. It is known for its striking, bead-like scales that cover its robust body, as well as its slow-moving, secretive nature. This reptile spends much of its life…
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- Unlike most lizards, the Mexican Beaded Lizard stores fat in its tail, allowing it to survive long periods without food.
- The Mexican Beaded Lizard is one of the very few venomous lizards in the world. Its saliva is being studied for compounds that may help treat diabetes. Despite its fearsome reputation, it is a shy and generally non-aggressive animal.
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