Heloderma
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For the dermatological condition, see Knuckle pads.
Heloderma is a genus of toxicoferan lizards that contains five species, all of which are venomous.[1] It is the only extant genus of the family Helodermatidae.
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Heloderma | |
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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 | |
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