eidechsenartiges Schuppenkriechtier

Definitions of eidechsenartiges Schuppenkriechtier
  1. noun
    relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
    synonyms: Eidechse
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    Gecko
    any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
    Skink
    alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
    Agame
    a lizard of the family Agamidae
    Chamäleon
    lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
    Waran
    any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
    Leguan
    large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
    Basilisk
    small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
    Blindschleiche, Schleiche
    small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
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