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
Pyrenean rock lizard Pyrenean rock lizard The Pyrenean rock lizard (Iberolacerta bonnali ) is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to the Pyrenees where it occurs at high altitudes and is only active in summer. The specific name, "bonnali", is in honor of the Count of Bonnal who collected amphibians and reptiles while living at Montgaillard, Hautes-Pyrénées. The Aran rock lizard was initially included here as a subspecies, "Iberolacerta bonnali aranica", but is now considered a distinct species, "Iberolacerta aranica". The Pyrenean rock lizard is a large lizard growing to a snout-to-vent length of with a tail about