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
Sicilian wall lizard Sicilian wall lizard The Sicilian wall lizard ("Podarcis waglerianus") is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. Endemic to Italy, it occurs in Sicily and the Aegadian Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. The IUCN does not consider it to be a threatened species. Three subspecies are recognized: "P. w. antoninoi", "P. w. marettimensis" and "P. w. waglerianus". The specific name, "waglerianus", is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Georg Wagler. The Sicilian wall lizard grows to a length of about with males being slightly