Ecphymotes
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ecphymotes m
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – now dispersed among at least three families in order Pleurodonta.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Squamata - subclass; Iguania - order; Iguanidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus):
- Ecphymotes obtusirostris, now Anisolepis grilli (Boulenger's tree lizard) in Leiosauridae
- Ecphymotes acutirostris, now Polychrus acutirostris (Brazilian bush anole) in Polychrotinae
- Ecphymotes pictus, now Enyalius pictus in Leiosauridae
- Ecphymotes plica, now Plica plica (tree runner) in Tropiduridae
- Ecphymotes undulatus, now Anisolepis undulatus (Wiegmann's tree lizard) in Polychrotinae
- Ecphymotes torquatus, now Tropidurus hispidus (Peters' lava lizard) in Tropiduridae - species
References
- Ecphymotes in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Iguania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Ecphymotes at Encyclopedia of Life