Mexican beaded lizard debate among scientists. However, this venom has been found to contain several enzymes useful for manufacturing drugs in the treatment of diabetes, and research on the pharmacological use of its venom is ongoing. Threatened throughout its range by overcollection and habitat loss, it is a CITES protected species. The Guatemalan beaded lizard ("H. charlesbogerti" ) is one of the rarest lizards in the world, with a wild population of fewer than 200. The beaded lizards have one close living relative, the Gila monster ("H. suspectum"), as well as many extinct relatives in the Helodermatidae, whose genetic history may be traced
Mexican mole lizard Mexican mole lizard The Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus), commonly known as the five-toed worm lizard, or simply as "Bipes", is a species of amphisbaenian, which is endemic to the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of four species of amphisbaenians that have legs. It should not be confused with the axolotl, a salamander ("Ambystoma mexicanum"), which is usually called "ajolote" in Spanish. It is commonly found in Baja California. They are pink, worm-like lizards, snout-to-vent length and in width, that live for one to two years. Their skin is closely segmented to give a corrugated appearance, and like earthworms,