Heloderma

Heloderma Temporal range: Early Miocene to Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Neoanguimorpha
Clade:	Monstersauria
Family:	Helodermatidae
Genus:	Heloderma Wiegmann, 1829
Type species
Heloderma horridum Wiegmann, 1829
Species
Heloderma suspectum Heloderma horridum Heloderma exasperatum Heloderma charlesbogerti Heloderma alvarezi Heloderma texana†

Heloderma is a genus of toxicoferan lizards that contains five species, all of which are venomous.^[1] It is the only extant genus of the family Helodermatidae.