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
Heloderma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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