Sauromalus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ὁμαλός (homalós, “flat”).
Proper noun
Sauromalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – the chuckwallas of southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Iguania - order; Iguanidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla) - type species; for other species see Sauromalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Chuckwalla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sauromalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sauromalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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