Gila monster

The Gila monster is a species of lizard that was once thought to be one of only two species of venomous lizards.

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(The other is the Mexican beaded lizard.) The Gila monster lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.

They are currently considered threatened, but not endangered.

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