Gila monster

Gila monster

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Ecology

It is estimated that the Gila monster spends 95% of its time underground in mammal burrows or rocky shelters. It is active in the morning during the dry season (spring and early summer); later in the summer it may be active on warm nights or after a thunderstorm. On the surface, it maintains a body temperature of about
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*cite book |last= Freiberg|first= Dr. Marcos|last2= Walls|first2=Jerry |title= The World of Venomous Animals|year= 1984
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*cite book |author=Roever, J. M.; Hiser, Iona Seibert |title=The Gila Monster |publisher=Steck-Vaughn Co |location=Austin, Tex |year=1972 |pages= |isbn=0-8114-7739-8 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=


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  • Gila monster — ☆ Gila monster n. [< GILA] a stout, sluggish, poisonous lizard (Heloderma suspectum, family Helodermatidae) having a short, stumpy tail and a body covered with beadlike scales arranged in alternating rings of black and orange, pink, or yellow …   English World dictionary

  • Gila monster — Gi la mon ster (Zo[ o]l.) A large tuberculated lizard ({Heloderma suspectum}) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Gila-Monster — Gila Krustenechse Heloderma suspectum Systematik Ordnung: Schuppenkriechtiere (Squamata) Unterordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Gila monster — noun Etymology: Gila River, Ariz. Date: 1877 a large orange and black venomous lizard (Heloderma suspectum) of the southwestern United States; also a related lizard (H. horridum) of Mexico …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Gila monster — [ hi:lə] noun a large, slow moving venomous lizard native to the south western US and Mexico. [Heloderma suspectum.] Origin C19: named after Gila, a river in New Mexico and Arizona …   English new terms dictionary

  • Gila monster — Gi′la mon ster n. ram a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the SW United States and NW Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black • Etymology: 1875–80, amer.; after Gila …   From formal English to slang

  • Gila monster — /ˈhilə mɒnstə/ (say heeluh monstuh) noun a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the south western United States, having the skin studded with yellow or orange and black head like tubercles. {named after the Gila river, in Arizona, US} …  

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