Heloderma
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “spike, nail”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
Proper noun
Heloderma n
- 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