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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
Generic synonyms: Venomous Lizard
Group relationships: Genus Heloderma, Heloderma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heloderma Suspectum
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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