Sauromalus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ὁμαλός (homalós, “flat”).
Proper noun
[edit]Sauromalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – the chuckwallas of southwestern US and northern Mexico.
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; Iguania – order; Iguanidae – family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla) - type species; for other species see Sauromalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- Chuckwalla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sauromalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sauromalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons