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Basic information
Heloderma exasperatum
Río Fuerte Beaded Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyBeaded Lizards
GenusBeaded Lizards
- English name
- Río Fuerte Beaded Lizard
- Alternative names
- Escorpion del Río Fuerte, Río Fuerte-Krustenechse
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 483 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,398.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~28.2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 121 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 37 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–22 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 88BZC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 22688 · dryad-v5