By: Brad Lock, Assistant Curator of Herpetology at Zoo Atlanta

The Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) has not been formally Red listed as a subspecies, but is clearly critically endangered with an estimated 100-to-200 individuals remaining in its dry forest habitat, the size of a Texas cattle ranch, surrounded by unsuitable terrain.

The Center for North American Herpetology, Lawrence, Kansas
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Daniel Ariano receives Young Scientist Award and receives praise for his work.
I want to dedicate the prize to all the people who have supported me in my career, that have been my mentors and from whom I have learned a lot and also for the people that have believed in the conservation projects we have been promoting on the Motagua Valley.