Heloderma exasperatum: Difference between revisions

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| status2 = LC

| status2_system = IUCN3.1

| status2_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author1author=Beck, D. |author-link=species:Daniel D. Beck |author2=Flores-Villela, O. |author2-link=species:Oscar Flores-Villela |date=2021 |title=''Heloderma exasperatum '' |volume=2021 |page=e.T181151831A181151949 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181151831/181151949 |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>

| genus = Heloderma

| species = exasperatum

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The '''Rio Fuerte beaded lizard''' (''Heloderma exasperatum'') is a [[venom]]ous [[species]] of beaded lizard in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Helodermatidae]]. It is found in the tropical forests and shrublands of Western [[Mexico]], specifically around the [[Fuerte River|Rio Fuerte]] and Rio Mayo basins. It is often found in or near abandoned mammal burrows and sources of water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lpzoo.org/animal/rio-fuerte-beaded-lizard/|title=Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard|website=Lincoln Park Zoo}}</ref><ref name="monaco">{{cite web|url=https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/heloderma-exasperatum/?lang=en|title=''Heloderma exasperatum ''. Monaco Nature Encyclopedia |last=Venturini|first=GiuseppeGiorgio|lasttranslator=MazzaMario Beltramini |date=October 28, 2012}}</ref>

==Description==

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==Taxonomy==

The Rio Fuerte beaded lizard is a member of the family [[Helodermatidae]]. The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the [[Mexican beaded lizard]], which is its closest living relative, but was elevated to full species status in 2013.<ref>{{cite webjournal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260706659_Taxonomic_reassessment_and_conservation_status_of_the_beaded_lizard_Heloderma_horridum_Squamata_Helodermatidae |author=Reiserer, R.S. |author-link=species:Randall S. Reiserer |author2=Beck, D.D. |author2-link=species:Daniel D. Beck |author3=Schuett, G.W. |author3-link=species:Gordon W. Schuett |title=(PDF) Taxonomic reassessment and conservation status of the beaded lizard, ''Heloderma horridum'' (Squamata: Helodermatidae) |doijournal=10.1186/1471-2148-13-93Amphibian and Reptile Conservation |publishervolume=Researchgate.net7 |issue=1 |date= 2013|pages=74–96 |accessdate=2021-05-11}}</ref>

==Etymology==

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[[Category:Lizards of North America]]

[[Category:Reptiles described in 1956]]

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