- genus Xerobates
- nounpossible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research• Syn: ↑Xerobates• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Testudinidae, ↑family Testudinidae
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genus Xerobates
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Xerobates — noun possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research • Syn: ↑genus Xerobates • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Testudinidae, ↑family Testudinidae … Useful english dictionary
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Testudinidae — noun land tortoises • Syn: ↑family Testudinidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑order Chelonia, ↑Testudinata, ↑order Testudinata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Testudinidae — noun land tortoises • Syn: ↑Testudinidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑order Chelonia, ↑Testudinata, ↑order Testudinata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
desert tortoise — noun burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates • Syn: ↑Gopherus agassizii • Hypernyms: ↑tortoise • Member Holonyms: ↑Gopherus, ↑genus Gopherus * * * … Useful english dictionary
Gopherus agassizii — noun burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates • Syn: ↑desert tortoise • Hypernyms: ↑tortoise • Member Holonyms: ↑Gopherus, ↑genus Gopherus … Useful english dictionary
Texas tortoise — noun close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates • Hypernyms: ↑tortoise • Member Holonyms: ↑Gopherus, ↑genus Gopherus … Useful english dictionary
Desert tortoise — Desert tortoise, G. agassizii Conservation status … Wikipedia
Texas Tortoise — Taxobox name = Texas Tortoise status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia = Testudinidae genus = Gopherus species =… … Wikipedia
