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3- The Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma h.  horridum) :

The Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma h.  horridum) :

 

courtesy to :   www.helodermahorridum.com/horridium.php

 

Heloderma h.horridum described by Wiegmann 1829. Also known as Escorpio’n or Acaltetepo’n (Beck 2005). Is the most common sub species of Heloderma horridum. Found on the Pacific coast from southern Sinaloa all the way down to Oaxaca Mexico.from near sea level to 1500 meters (Beck 2005).

With its larger range H.h.horridum has the most variable color patterns of all four sub species. Their colors range from large amounts of yellow to almost all black. They seem to intergrade in eastern Oaxaca with H.h.alverezi (Beck 2005). The largest Beaded Lizard in captivity owned by Robert W. Applegate is in excess of 40". Although sub species is not a differentiating factor when it comes to size. I am working with a group of reduced yellow "Super Black" H.h.horridum. I have been selectively breeding the color out for the past few years. Pictured are some of my animals.

Videos :

Heloderma horridum feeding time

Heloderma horridum exasperatum feeding

Mexican Beaded Lizard (Heloderma Horridum): Miss Delilah Enjoying her favorite meal item

Faunástico: Conservación de la lagartija, Heloderma horridum heloderma horridum alvarezi

Beaded Lizard, Heloderma horridum

Heloderma horridum horridum feeding

My Heloderma horridum horridum drinking

Diferencias Heloderma horridum vs suspectum

Beaded Lizard - Heloderma genus: Introduction  General care  & further reading :

                                     PART ONE  ..  PART TWO

 

Heloderma species : 1- The Gila monster (Heloderma h. suspectum ) : Part 1 .. Part 2

                                   2- The Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma h.charlesbogerti) 

                                   3- The Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma h.  horridum)  

                                   4- The Rio Fuerte beaded lizard (Heloderma h.exasperatum )

                                   5- The Chiapan beaded lizard ( Heloderma horridum alverezi )  

  

                                  

                                      

 

Beaded Lizard - Heloderma genus: Introduction  General care  & further reading :

                                     PART ONE  ..  PART TWO

 

Heloderma species : 1- The Gila monster (Heloderma h. suspectum ) : Part 1 .. Part 2

                                   2- The Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma h.charlesbogerti) 

                                   3- The Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma h.  horridum)  

                                   4- The Rio Fuerte beaded lizard (Heloderma h.exasperatum )

                                   5- The Chiapan beaded lizard ( Heloderma horridum alverezi )  

  

                                  

                                      

 

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