Heloderma texana

Heloderma texana; Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Helodermatidae
Genus:	Heloderma
Species:	†H. texana
Binomial name
	†Heloderma texana; Stevens, 1977

Last updated April 04, 2025

Heloderma texana is an extinct species of heloderm lizard known from Miocene sediments in Big Bend National Park.^[2] It is the oldest fossil record of the genus Heloderma in North America.^[3]

References

↑ "†Heloderma texana Stevens 1977 (beaded lizard)". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 2023-05-02.
↑ "Digimorph - Heloderma texana (fossil Gila monster)". digimorph.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
↑ Mead, Jim I.; Holte, Sharon; White, Richard S. & McCord, Robert (2015). "Early Pleistocene (Blancan) Helodermatid Lizard from Arizona, USA" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 49 (2): 295–301. Retrieved 2023-05-02.

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[1] "†Heloderma texana Stevens 1977 (beaded lizard)". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 2023-05-02.

[2] "Digimorph - Heloderma texana (fossil Gila monster)". digimorph.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

[MeadHoltWhitMcCo15-3] Mead, Jim I.; Holte, Sharon; White, Richard S. & McCord, Robert (2015). "Early Pleistocene (Blancan) Helodermatid Lizard from Arizona, USA" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 49 (2): 295–301. Retrieved 2023-05-02.

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