Mexican Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum) sensing with tongue, captive, native to Mexico and Guatemala.

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Nature Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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W7WMB8

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42.6 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)

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4656 x 3200 px | 39.4 x 27.1 cm | 15.5 x 10.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

3 June 2012

Photographer:

Michael D. Kern

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