Banded Gila Monster
Gila monster
Photo by Chuck Dresner
Geographical Range
Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico
Habitat
Desert areas with shrubs and small trees; mountain slopes
Scientific Name
Heloderma suspectum cinctum ...
Banded Gila Monster
Original Description
Heloderma suspectum -Cope, 1869 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 21, p. 5
Heloderma suspectum cinctum - Bogert and Martin del Campo, 1956 - Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bull., Vol. 109, Art. 1, p. 46 ...
Banded Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectus cinctum)
Lizards Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas ...
suspectum and the Banded Gila Monster Heloderma s. cinctum. The reticulate species is found primarily in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and is mottled and blotched, like the one pictured above.
The banded gila monster's light patterns dominate its appearance. In both subspecies, their patterns will change over time and become more distinctive. The gila monster is poisonous, although its bite is not fatal to humans.
In the southern subspecies, the reticulated Gila monster, the light markings, or bands, are broken up to form a reticulated pattern. In the northern subspecies, the banded Gila monster, ...
 See also: Lizard, Gila monster, Snake, Burro, Reptile
  
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