Sauromalus

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Translingual

Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla)

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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