Gila Monster
Heloderma suspectum
- Common
- IUCN NT · Near Threatened
- Reptile
- North America
About the Gila Monster
The Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) is a reptile found in North America. It makes its home in deserts.
It weighs around 700 g and has a lifespan of about 20 years. Its top speed is 2 km/h. Estimates put its population at about 100,000 individuals.
In conservation terms it is listed as Near Threatened (NT), the IUCN category for species that are not threatened today but are close to qualifying for a threatened category. In Animal Gacha, its card has Common rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Common cards are the ones you find most often in packs.
Field data
- Scientific name
- Heloderma suspectum
- Group
- Reptile
- Region
- North America
- Habitats
- Desert
- IUCN status
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Game rarity
- Common
- Weight
- 700 g
- Lifespan
- 20 years
- Top speed
- 2 km/h
- Estimated population
- 100,000
Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.
Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.
Image credit
- Creator
- Blueag9
- Changes
- Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
Find the Gila Monster in Animal Gacha
Open packs, add it to your collection and take it into battle on iOS and Android.