World’s Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

Gila monster It grows to about 50 cm (about 20 inches), is stout-bodied with black and pink blotches or bands, and has beadlike scales

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Snapping turtles They are tan to black in color and have a rough upper shell, a small cross-shaped lower shell, a long tail, and a large head with hooked jaws.

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Mexican beaded lizard Mexican beaded lizard (H. horridum), is slightly larger and darker than the Gila monster but otherwise similar in appearance.

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The Iguanas Males of this species reach a maximum length of over 2 meters (6.6 feet) and 6 kg (13.2 pounds).

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Tree crocodile They are primarily colored black, with specks of green, yellow, or white. Crocodile monitors weigh up to 90 kg (nearly 200 pounds).

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Common, or Malayan, water monitor Malayan water monitor has an elongated head and neck, a relatively heavy body, a long tail, and well-developed legs.

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Komodo dragon The dragon is a monitor lizard of the family Varanidae. It occurs on Komodo Island and a few neighboring islands of the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

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