iguanid lizard

/ɪˈgwɑnɪd ˌlɪzərd/

Definitions of iguanid lizard

1. noun

   lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
   synonyms: iguanid

   types:

   Iguana iguana, common iguana, iguana

   large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America

   Amblyrhynchus cristatus, marine iguana

   shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands

   Dipsosaurus dorsalis, desert iguana

   small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

   Sauromalus obesus, chuckwalla

   a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico

   Callisaurus draconoides, gridiron-tailed lizard, zebra-tailed lizard

   swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico

   Uma notata, fringe-toed lizard

   with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico

   earless lizard

   any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico

   collared lizard

   any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico

   leopard lizard

   any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico

   spiny lizard

   any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America

   Uta stansburiana, sand lizard, side-blotched lizard

   one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States

   Urosaurus ornatus, tree lizard

   a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico

   horned lizard, horned toad, horny frog

   insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America

   basilisk

   small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America

   American chameleon, Anolis carolinensis, anole

   small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color

   fence lizard

   spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

   Sceloporus graciosus, sagebrush lizard

   a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains

   Phrynosoma cornutum, Texas horned lizard

   of arid and semiarid open country

   type of:

   lizard

   relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail