Heloderma
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “spike, nail”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
Proper noun
[edit]Heloderma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Helodermatidae – venomous lizards, including beaded lizards and Gila monsters.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Anguimorpha - suborder; Neoanguimorpha - infraorder; Helodermatidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Heloderma horridum - type species; Heloderma alvarezi, Heloderma charlesbogerti, Heloderma exasperatum, Heloderma suspectum - other species
References
[edit]- Heloderma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Heloderma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Heloderma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons