Heloderma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monstersauria
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Cladus: Monstersauria

Heloderma Wiegmann, 1829: 627 [nomen novum pro Trachyderma Wiegmann, 1829]

Trachyderma Wiegmann, 1829: 421 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 1829, and Trachyderma Latreille, 1829]
- Type species: Trachyderma horridum Wiegmann, 1829, by monotypy.

Wiegmann, A. 1829. Über die Gesetzlichkeit in der geographischen Verbreitung der Saurier. Isis von Oken 22(3): 418–428. BHL
Wiegmann, A. 1829. Über das Acaltetepon oder Temacuilcahuya des Hernandez, eine neue Gattung der Saurier. Isis von Oken 22(4): 624–629. BHL

Bogert, C.M. & Martín del Campo, R. 1956. The gila monster and its allies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 109: 1–238. hdl: 2246/1232 Reference page.
Douglas, M.E., Douglas, M.R., Schuett, G.W., Beck, D.D. & Sullivan, B.K. 2010. Conservation phylogenetics of helodermatid lizards using multiple molecular markers and a supertree approach. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(1): 153–167. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.12.009 Reference page.
Reiserer, R.S., Schuett, G.W. & Beck, D.D. 2013. Taxonomic reassessment and conservation status of the beaded lizard, Heloderma horridum (Squamata: Helodermatidae). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 7(1): 74–96. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Heloderma . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 February 2026.