Gila monster Gila monster The Gila monster ("Heloderma suspectum", ) is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. A heavy, typically slow-moving lizard, up to long, the Gila monster is the only venomous lizard native to the United States and one of only two known species of venomous lizards in North America, the other being its close relative, the Mexican beaded lizard ("H. horridum"). Although the Gila monster is venomous, its sluggish nature means it represents little threat to humans. However, it has acquired a fearsome reputation, and is sometimes killed despite
Italian wall lizard America have been documented from Topeka, Kansas, Long Island, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. Italian wall lizard The Italian wall lizard, ruin lizard, or İstanbul lizard (Podarcis siculus from the Greek meaning 'agile' and 'feet') is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. "P. siculus" is native to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and Switzerland, but has also been introduced to Spain, Turkey, and the United States. "P. siculus" is the most abundant lizard species in southern Italy. "P. siculus" gained attention in 2008 following the publication of a research study that detailed distinct