Heloderma — Taxobox name = Heloderma image size = 240px image caption = Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum fossil range = Late Cretaceous to Recent regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Squamata subordo = Scleroglossa familia =… … Wikipedia
Heloderma — noun type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards • Syn: ↑genus Heloderma • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Helodermatidae, ↑family Helodermatidae • … Useful english dictionary
Heloderma horridum — noun lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico • Syn: ↑beaded lizard, ↑Mexican beaded lizard • Hypernyms: ↑venomous lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Heloderma, ↑genus Heloderma … Useful english dictionary
Heloderma suspectum — noun large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested • Syn: ↑Gila monster • Hypernyms: ↑venomous lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Heloderma, ↑genus Heloderma … Useful english dictionary
Heloderma — The only genus of poisonous lizards, such as the Gila monster, so named because of the tubercular scales which cover their bodies. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. [G. helos, nail, + derma, skin] * * * Helo·der·ma .hē lō dər mə … Medical dictionary
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Centrolene heloderma — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Beaded lizard — Beaded lizard[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… … Universalium
Helodermatidae — noun only known venomous lizards • Syn: ↑family Helodermatidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sauria, ↑suborder Sauria, ↑Lacertilia, ↑suborder La … Useful english dictionary