Heloderma
| Heloderma Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Neoanguimorpha |
| Clade: | Monstersauria |
| Family: | Helodermatidae |
| Genus: | Heloderma Wiegmann, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Heloderma horridum Wiegmann, 1829 | |
| Species | |
Heloderma is a genus of toxicoferan lizards that contains five species, all of which are venomous. It is the only extant genus of the family Helodermatidae.
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