Is the Mexican beaded lizard found anywhere besides Mexico?
Distribution: Mexican Beaded Lizards are found throughout central and western Mexico from latitude 25 southward to northern Central America. They inhabit thorn scrub and pine forests, as well as tropical forest. They spend a vast majority of their time in their dens or burrows. There are four subspecies of Mexican Beaded Lizard; Heloderma h. horridum, Heloderma h. charlesbogerti, Heloderma h. alvarezi, and Heloderma h.exasperatum. Only two if these subspecies, Heloderma h. horridum and Heloderma h.exasperatum are bred in private collections in the United States. Sources: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/lizards_venomous/BeadedLizard.
The mexican beaded lizard is a large, venomous lizard that originates in Mexico and Guatemala. I breed and keep the Heloderma horridum horridum and the Rio Fuerte (Heloderma horridum exasperatum) types of these lizards. Quick Facts * Average size is between 30-36in in length and 3.5-6lbs. * Lifespan is around 30 years * Their name, beaded lizard, comes from several tiny beads on their skin called ostioderms Sources: http://www.helodermahorridum.com/mexicanbeaded.
It is also found in the south of Guatemala. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaded_lizard Habitat and range The beaded lizard is found in the Pacific Drainages from Southern Sonora to Southwestern Guatemala and two Atlantic drainages, from Central Chiapas to Southeastern Guatemala.[10] Their habitat is primarily tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub forest, but are also found in pine-oak forest, with elevations from sea level to 1500 meters. In the wild, the animals are only active from April to mid-November, spending about an hour per day above the ground.[11] The nominate subspecies H. h. horridum is found in Mexico, from Sonora to Oaxaca. The Rio Fuerte beaded lizard (H. h. exasperatum) is found from southern Sonora to northern Sinaloa. The Black beaded lizard ( H. h. alvarezi) is found in the northern Chiapas and the depression of the Río Lagartero in Huehuetenango to northwestern Guatemala.[11] The ranges of
