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Basic information
Heloderma horridum
Mexican Beaded Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyBeaded Lizards
GenusBeaded Lizards
- Czech name
- Korovec mexický
- English name
- Mexican Beaded Lizard
- Alternative names
- Beaded Lizard, Escorpión, Skorpions-Krustenechse
- Synonyms
- Heloderma hernandesii, Trachyderma horridum
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Chaparral, Desert, Forest, Mountain, Scrubland, Shrubland, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 520 mm
- Body mass
- max 3,020 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~30.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 121 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 34.4 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Amphibians, Arthropods, Birds, Carnivore, Eggs, Insects, Mammals, Ovivore, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 28.8–30.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 7–7 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–22 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 · 3KGXY · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14549 · dryad-v5