noun
Gila monster
Refers specifically to the venomous lizard Heloderma suspectum, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
アメリカドクトカゲは北米に生息する有毒のトカゲです。
The Gila monster is a venomous lizard that lives in North America.
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 毒蜥蜴 (dokutokage) is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
From アメリカ (America) + 毒蜥蜴 (dokutokage, 'venomous lizard'), a calque of the English name 'Gila monster'.