Heloderma

Translingual

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “spike, nail”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

Proper noun

Heloderma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Helodermatidae – venomous lizards, including beaded lizards and Gila monsters.

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; Anguimorpha - suborder; Neoanguimorpha - infraorder; Helodermatidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Heloderma horridum - type species; Heloderma alvarezi, Heloderma charlesbogerti, Heloderma exasperatum, Heloderma suspectum - other species

References

• Heloderma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heloderma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Heloderma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons