51 cm
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by snout-tip-to-tail-tip total length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Representative Adult Gila Monster
A representative adult Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) in a relaxed four-legged side profile. The comparison uses a 0.51 m length and an approximate 1.8 kg mass within published adult ranges, preserving its heavy body, broad head and short swollen tail.
Dimensions
- Height
- 13 cm
- Length
- 51 cm
- Width
- 14 cm
- Weight
- 1.8 kg
Quick facts
- Representative length
- 0.51 m
- Adult length range
- 46–57 cm
- Weight
- about 1.8 kg
- Scientific name
- Heloderma suspectum
Representative Adult Gila Monster · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The side view is uniformly scaled by full snout-to-tail-tip length; pose height remains descriptive.