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Basic information
Heloderma suspectum
Banded Gila Monster [cinctum]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyBeaded Lizards
GenusBeaded Lizards
- Czech name
- Korovec jedovatý
- English name
- Banded Gila Monster [cinctum]
- Alternative names
- Gila Monster, Monstruo del Gila, Reticulate Gila Monster [suspectum]
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, House, Scrubland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Ground, Hide, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 362 mm
- Body mass
- max 977.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~28.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 137 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 48 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 27.2–30 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.8–2.8 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–13 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3KGXZ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14550 · dryad-v5