Sceloporus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passageway”).
Proper noun
Sceloporus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phrynosomatidae – spiny lizards, the genus of many of the most common lizards of North America.
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; Pleurodonta – suborder; Phrynosomatidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): For the numerous species see Sceloporus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Descendants
- → Greek: σκελόπορος (skelóporos)
References
- Sceloporus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sceloporus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Sceloporus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sceloporus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sceloporus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Sceloporus”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026