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Gila monster
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species of venomous lizard from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
OverviewAI-generated
The Gila monster, scientifically named *Heloderma suspectum*, is a species within the genus *Heloderma*. It was described by Cope in 1869. The organism is classified as cathemeral in its diel cycle. Its IUCN conservation status is Near Threatened, a designation recorded in 2007.
The species has several common names, including Monstruo de Gila, Lézard perlé, and Monstre de gila. It is included in the Wikipedia Vital Articles list at Level 4. While the provided data includes a taxon key and occurrence counts, these are internal identifiers and are not part of the general description. The Gila monster is referenced by 294 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Near ThreatenedGila
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Research
208 papers- Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) envenomation: Descriptive analysis of calls to United States Poison Centers with focus on Arizona cases.ReviewClinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2015French R, Brooks D, Ruha AM et al.DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.988791
- Gila monster: its biology, venom and bite--a review.ReviewToxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 1981Russell FE, Bogert CMDOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(81)90040-4
- Gila monster bite.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2012French RN, Ash J, Brooks DEDOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.647032
- Gila monster's guide to surgery for obesity and diabetes.ReviewJournal of the American College of Surgeons · 2008Mason EEDOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.10.011
- Exenatide: from the Gila monster to the pharmacy.ReviewJournal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA · 2006Triplitt C, Chiquette EDOI: 10.1331/154434506775268698
- Female-female aggression in the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum).Royal Society open science · 2023Schuett GW, Peterson KH, Powell AR et al.DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221466
- Fatality Following Gila Monster Envenomation.Wilderness & environmental medicine · 2026Massengill D, Muschler K, Lielkoks A et al.DOI: 10.1177/10806032261447178
- Gila monster envenomation.Annals of emergency medicine · 1995Miller MFDOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70193-1
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Wikidata facts
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- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Heloderma suspectum
- Commons category
- Heloderma suspectum
- Commons gallery
- Heloderma suspectum
- taxon common name
- strupeni bradavičar
- exact match
- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101695078-n
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- diel cycle
- cathemeral
- short name
- H. suspectum
- taxon author citation
- Cope, 1869
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Encyclopedic overview
A Gila monster
The Gila monster (/ˈhiːlə/ HEE-lə; Heloderma suspectum) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a heavy, slow-moving reptile, up to 22 in (56 cm) long, and it is the only venomous lizard native to the United States. Its venomous close relatives, the four beaded lizards (all former subspecies of Heloderma horridum) inhabit Mexico and Guatemala. The Gila monster is sluggish in nature, so it is not generally dangerous and very rarely poses a real threat to humans. Nonetheless, it has a fearsome reputation and is sometimes killed despite the species being protected by state law in Arizona.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gila monster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.