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Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

Photo by DesertCoyote
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange and black stripes/spotted pattern.

Habitat:

Southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.

Notes:

Protected in Arizona and Nevada. It's illegal to even touch them (not that a sane person would want to)!

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2013

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