Name:  Mexican beaded Lizard

Range:
Mexico and Guatemala

Habitat:
Found in the thorn scrub and deciduous forest of the western coast of Mexico and northern Guatemala.

Description:
Cylindrical bodies with wide, flat heads and short, strong legs. Their bumpy skin creates the impression of beads. Their total length is 30-35", half of which is the tail. Average weight is five-six pounds.

Adaptations/Habitat:
Mexican beaded lizards make their homes in abandoned mammal burrows, under rocks, or in tunnels they have dug.

Breeding/Growth:

Diet:
These carnivores eat eggs, young birds, insects, lizards, snakes and rodents. Beaded lizards play a crucial role in desert ecology by helping to regulate the population of their prey.

Exhibit:
Eeeww!

Notes:
Listed as vulnerable by the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Its habitat is being destroyed by human development.