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Gila monster

Heloderma suspectum
Nípa orúkọ náà: "Gila" comes from the Gila River Basin in Arizona and New Mexico, where the lizard was once common. "Heloderma" is Greek for "studded skin".1
Ó nílò dókítàKì í sábà pani, ṣùgbọ́n ìbùjẹ nílò dókítà.
Alángbá olóró ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌbùjẹ nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.

The Gila monster is a heavy, slow-moving lizard with a venomous bite. It lives in the south-western United States and the Mexican state of Sonora. It is the only venomous lizard native to the United States, but it rarely poses a real threat to people.1

Ó ń gbé ní
South-western United States and Sonora, Mexico, including Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
It lives in scrubland, succulent desert and oak woodland, and shelters in burrows, thickets and under rocks. It spends about 90% of its life underground. It can be seen in puddles after a summer rain.1
Gígùn
26 cm sí 56 cm (10.2 in sí 1.8 ft)1
Ìwúwo
550 g sí 800 g (1.2 lb sí 1.8 lb)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 2.4 km/h (1.5 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀: ẹni tó ń rìn díẹ̀díẹ̀
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It eats small mammals, small birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, insects, eggs and carrion. It finds prey by smell, using its forked, black-blue tongue, and it hunts by day or night.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Gila monster
Gila monster. Fọ́tò: H. van der Ploeg. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Adults are yellow to pink on a black background.1
  • Hatchlings have a simple, uniform pattern that is less colourful, and it changes over their first 6 months.1
  • It has a heavy body, a stout snout and a massive head.1
  • Adults can reach 56 cm in total length.1
  • Males often have larger, more triangular heads than females.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Its closest relatives are beaded lizards, which live in Mexico and Guatemala. In the United States, the Gila monster is the only venomous lizard.1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

The venom is made in glands in the lower jaw and flows along grooves in the lower teeth into the bite. It contains more than a dozen peptides and other substances, which cause pain and swelling. Four potentially lethal toxins have been found, which can cause bleeding inside the organs.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌbùjẹ nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.

The venom is usually not fatal to healthy adults. One death has been confirmed since 1930, on 16 February 2024. Earlier deaths involved adults who were drunk or whose bite was treated badly. Bites are painful and can cause shock, but the lizard is sluggish and rarely a real threat.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

Its bright colours may warn predators to keep away, because it can inflict pain.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Bites are painful and need emergency medical care, because the venom may cause shock. Get medical help as quickly as possible.1
  • Fọ ọgbẹ́ náà, jẹ́ kí ẹni náà farabalẹ̀, kí o sì wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Níbo ní ayé?

ÁfíríkàÉṣíàYúróòpùÀríwá Amẹ́ríkàGúúsù Amẹ́ríkàỌsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Gila monster gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 56 cm (1.8 ft)Ológbò ilé nǹkan bí 50 cm (1.6 ft)Ajá kan nǹkan bí 1 m (3.3 ft)

Báwo ló ṣe wúwo tó?

ó wúwo tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 7
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 3 tí a tò tẹ̀léraó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 18 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 150 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Gila monster ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Exendin-4, one of the venom's peptides, led to the development of GLP-1 receptor agonists, which treat type 2 diabetes and obesity.1

2

Young Gila monsters can swallow up to half of their body weight in a single meal.1

3

It can store fat in its tail and survive a whole season on three to four large meals in spring.1

4

Its venom is thought to have evolved mainly for defence, because its prey is mostly eggs, small animals and other helpless prey.1

5

It can climb trees, cacti and fairly straight, rough-surfaced walls.1

6

Its teeth are replaced throughout its life, and broken teeth are replaced by the teeth behind them.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Its bite is always fatal, and its breath is poisonous.

Òtítọ́: The venom is usually not fatal to healthy adult humans. One death has been confirmed since 1930.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Heloderma suspectum
Ẹgbẹ́
Alángbá olóró
Ìdílé
Helodermatidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Females lay eggs after a shed lasting about 2 weeks. Eggs and young are more vulnerable to predators than adults.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
3 / 5: Ó le gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Gila monster (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Heloderma suspectum (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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