Definition of Heloderma suspectum

1. Noun. Large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested.

Exact synonyms: Gila Monster
Generic synonyms: Venomous Lizard
Group relationships: Genus Heloderma, Heloderma

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heloderma Suspectum

Helmholtz coils
Helmholtz energy
Helmholtz free energy
Helmholtz function
Helmholtz resonator
Helmholtz theory of accommodation
Helmholtz theory of colour vision
Helmholtz theory of hearing
Helmholtzian
Helminthostachys
Helminthostachys zeylanica
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt
Helmut Schmidt
Heloderma
Heloderma horridum
Heloderma suspectum (current term)
Helodermatidae
Heloise
Helotiaceae
Helotiales
Helotium
Helsingfors
Helsinki
Helsinkian
Helsinkians
Helvella acetabulum
Helvella crispa
Helvella esculenta
Helvella sulcata
Helvellaceae

Literary usage of Heloderma suspectum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1890)
"The Bite of the Gila Monster {Heloderma suspectum). ... (The author of the paper was severely bitten by an adult specimen of the Heloderma suspectum, ..."

2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"34 Heloderma suspectum Cope. GILA MONSTER. Heloderma suspectum, COPE, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1869, p. 5 (type locality Sonoran Region); SHUFELDT, Proc. ..."

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