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Scientific Name
Heloderma suspectum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Heloderma suspectum Cope, 1869
Park
Zion National Park (ZION)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Gila monster
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Autarchoglossa |
| Family | Helodermatidae |
| Genus | Heloderma |
| Species | Heloderma suspectum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Probably Present per Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504, to Present in Park per photo documentation sent by Claire Crow, ZION Wildlife Program Manager, July 2007.; Data Source: Verified photo vouchers.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Added post certification.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
per UDWR Natural Heritage Program: illegal collecting
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
2/13/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
8/22/2007 11:55:03 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: per Platenberg & Graham: "there are unverified accounts of this species in Zion. The species is known from St. George and Beaver Dam Slopes, but probably doesn't occur naturally in Zion". Graham, 2000 lists this species as Unconfirmed. Per G. Oliver (UNHP), 2004: "Woodbury (1928) listed this species as present in Zion, but did not, in my opinion, provide convincing evidence. Wauer (1964) did not list it at all for the park. Perhaps it should be Unconfirmed rather than Probably Present.", Park Species Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Added post certification.
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