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Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

Class
Reptile
Family
Helodermatidae
Genus
Heloderma
Also known as
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Gila Monster research

149 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

Gila Monster natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.

Attempted predation

  • Daniel Martin · 2022 · Herpetological Review 53(1): 133 · Read the note

Diet and predatory behavior

  • Roger A. Repp and Gordon W. Schuett · 2009 · Herpetological Review 40(3): 343–345 · Read the note

Female reproductive anatomy

  • Dustin S. Siegel · 2013 · Herpetological Review 44(1): 142–143 · Read the note

First record of mating in the wild

Hibernation

  • Jocelyn B. Stalker, Jason L. Jones, and C. M. Gienger · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(4): 858 · Read the note

Prey

  • C. Richard Tracy · 2008 · Herpetological Review 39(2): 224–226 · Read the note

Probable courtship and mating behavior

  • Erin R. Zylstra, Mark T. Seward, Gordon W. Schuett, Roger A. Repp, Dale F. Denardo, and Daniel D. Beck · 2015 · Herpetological Review 46(2): 258–259 · Read the note

Refuge reuse

  • C. M. Gienger, Jason Jones, and C. Richard Tracy · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(3): 648 · Read the note

Tree-climbing

  • Roger A. Repp and Gordon W. Schuett · 2010 · Herpetological Review 41(4): 491–492 · Read the note

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