Gila+Monster-TM

** My animal is the Gila Monster. It is a reptile which means it is a vertebrate and it lives in the desert in Mexico. The average temperture there is 100 degrees farenheit. Some landforms there are sand dunes, plateaus of eroded rock, mountains, and isthmuses. Some plant life in the desert is cacti, boojum trees, soap tree, and yocca. The scientific name for the Gila Monster lizard is __ Heloderma Suspectrum//.// __ This lizard is very unique because it is the most venemous lizard in the world. It is also unique because its saliva is a protein used as a treatmneat for diabetes in humans. Its life span is 20-30 years. It stores fat in its tail and can go months between meals. It is also the largest lizard in the United States!
 * __ [[image:http://www.arro-signs.co.uk/images/moulded-letters/moulded4.jpg width="90" height="94"]]i l a M o n s t e __** **__ r __**

The Gila Monster can range from 20-23 inches long in height. Its weight can get up to 5 pounds. This lizard has scales of black, orange, pink, and yellow. It has short legs and a tail. It has curved claws for digging, forked tongue to flick out to carry scents, and poison to hunt its prey. It eats snakes, small mammals, and other lizards that can fit in its mouth. It gets water from oases and cacti. This lizard lives underground most of its life for shelter and comes up for hunting food and mating. This lizard is threatened at this time. **


 * __ Food Chain __**
 * Short Grasses > Reptiles > Gila Monster

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