Mexican beaded lizard beaded lizard under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species as an Appendix I animal, making it illegal to export the species. Mexican beaded lizard The Mexican beaded lizard ("Heloderma horridum") is a species of lizard in the family Helodermatidae, one of the two species of venomous beaded lizards found principally in Mexico and southern Guatemala. It and its congener (member of the same genus) the Gila monster ("Heloderma suspectum") are the only lizards known to have evolved an overt venom delivery system. The Mexican beaded lizard is larger than the Gila monster, with duller coloration, black with yellowish
Limpopo girdled lizard Limpopo girdled lizard The Limpopo girdled lizard ("Cordylus jonesii"), also known commonly as Jones' armadillo lizard and Jones' girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. The specific name, "jonesii", is in honor of a "Mr. C. R. Jones" who collected the holotype. The type locality is the Murchison Range in Limpopo. "C. jonesii" is found along South Africa's border with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The Limpopo girdled lizard is arboreal and inhabits dry forests, especially mopane woodland. It hides under loose bark and in hollow tree limbs. The dorsal