teîugûasu

Nheengatu: teyuwasú

desc

→ Portuguese: teiú-açu, teiú-guaçu, → teiú-gigante (calque)

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tejuwat͡su. By surface analysis, teîú (“tegu”) + -gûasu (“big”).
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní teju guaxu.

surf

Argentine black and white tegu
Argentine black and white tegu

Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae)


teîú

Nheengatu: teyú

→ Portuguese: teiú, teju, tegu, tiú

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *teju.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní teju.

tegu (any lizard in the genera Tupinambis or Salvator)


Argentine black and white tegu

en-noun

Argentine black and white tegu (plural Argentine black and white tegus)

Argentine black and white tegus (plural)

Tupinambis merianae, otherwise known as the Argentine Black and White tegu, has had a complicated taxonomic history […]

2005 September 20, Joanna Carolyne Piercy, Estimating metabolic rate in tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): can one calculate oxygen consumption from heart rate?, Vancouver: University of British Columbia, →DOI, page 10:

A large, opportunistic lizard, the Argentine black and white tegu is at home in a variety of habitats, including villages and the outskirts of cities.

2014 July 21, Chris Mattison, “Reptiles”, in Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians (DK Nature Guides; 5), New York: DK Publishing, →ISBN, page 175:

The Argentine black and white tegu, already a problem in Florida and Georgia, has the “potential to be a big issue” if the reptile is able to establish itself in the region[…]

2024 January 2, Amaris Encinas, “South Carolina fears non-native tegu lizards could take root and wreak ecological havoc”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 2024-01-14:

the largest tegu lizard, native to eastern and central South America (Salvator merianae).


llagart

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertum.


මුන්ඩි

head

මුන්ඩි (munḍi)


ігуана

be-noun

ігуа́на<anml>

ігуа́на • (ihuána) f animal (genitive ігуа́ны, nominative plural ігуа́ны, genitive plural ігуа́н)

ігуа́на (canonical)
ihuána (romanization)
ігуа́ны (genitive)
ігуа́ны (nominative plural)
ігуа́н (genitive plural)
ігуа́на (nominative singular)
ігуа́ны (nominative plural)
ігуа́ны (genitive singular)
ігуа́н (genitive plural)
ігуа́не (dative singular)
ігуа́нам (dative plural)
ігуа́ну (accusative singular)
ігуа́н (accusative plural)
ігуа́най (instrumental singular)
ігуа́наю (instrumental singular)
ігуа́намі (instrumental plural)
ігуа́не (locative singular)
ігуа́нах (locative plural)
ігуа́ны (count-form plural)

be-ndecl

ігуа́на<anml>

Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.


ігуана

uk-noun

ігуа́на<anml>

ігуа́на • (ihuána) f animal (genitive ігуа́ни, nominative plural ігуа́ни, genitive plural ігуа́н, relational adjective ігуа́новий)

ігуа́на (canonical)
ihuána (romanization)
ігуа́ни (genitive)
ігуа́ни (nominative plural)
ігуа́н (genitive plural)
ігуа́новий (adjective relational)
ігуа́на (nominative singular)
ігуа́ни (nominative plural)
ігуа́ни (genitive singular)
ігуа́н (genitive plural)
ігуа́ні (dative singular)
ігуа́нам (dative plural)
ігуа́ну (accusative singular)
ігуа́ни (accusative plural)
ігуа́н (accusative plural)
ігуа́ною (instrumental singular)
ігуа́нами (instrumental plural)
ігуа́ні (locative singular)
ігуа́нах (locative plural)
ігуа́но (singular vocative)
ігуа́ни (plural vocative)

uk-ndecl

ігуа́на<anml>


ਕਿਰਲੀ

pa-noun

ਕਿਰਲੀ • (kirlī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کِرلی)

kirlī (romanization)
کِرلی (Shahmukhi)
ਕਿਰਲੀ (direct singular)
ਕਿਰਲੀਆਂ (direct plural)
ਕਿਰਲੀ (oblique singular)
ਕਿਰਲੀਆਂ (oblique plural)
ਕਿਰਲੀਏ (singular vocative)
ਕਿਰਲੀਓ (plural vocative)


panther chameleon

en-noun

panther chameleon (plural panther chameleons)

Furcifer pardalis, a Madagascan chameleon.


day gecko

Any gecko of the genus Phelsuma, notable for being diurnal when most other geckos are nocturnal.


Gongylomorphus

Ancient Greek γογγῠ́λος m (gongúlos, “round, spherical”) + -morphus m (“-shaped”), literally “spherically-shaped”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – certain skinks found in Mauritius and surrounding islands.


Kaestlea

A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – certain sphenomorphine skinks.


Gymnodactylus

→ English: naked-toe gecko (calque)

gymno- (“naked”) + -dactylus (“finger, digit”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllodactylidae – naked-toe geckos.


hinyayango

hinyayangò (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜌᜅᜓ (Baybayin)

Draco spilopterus
Wikispecies:Draco spilopterus

Philippine flying dragon (Draco spilopterus)


anga-anga

/ˌʔaŋaʔ ˈʔaŋaʔ/

[ˌʔaː.ŋɐʔ ˈʔaː.ŋɐʔ]

/ˌʔaŋa(ʔ) ˈʔaŋaʔ/

[ˌʔaː.ŋaː ˈʔaː.ŋɐʔ]


manyayango

manyayangò (canonical)
ᜋᜈ᜔ᜌᜌᜅᜓ (Baybayin)


Scincella

Scincus m + -ella f, literally “skinklet; little skink”

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Sphenomorphinae – ground skinks.


Cryptoblepharus

crypto- (“hidden”) + Ancient Greek βλέφᾰρον n (blépharon, “eyelid”) + -us m.

A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – fence skinks, snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks.


Psammophilus

Borrowed from Latin psammophilus m (“psammophilous, sand-loving”). Equivalent to psammo- (“sand”) + -philus m (“-philous, -loving”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – certain lizards formerly in the genus Agama, commonly called rock agamas.


Draconinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Agamidae – certain agamid lizards.


bazyliszk

csb-noun

bazyliszk m animal (related adjective bazyliszkòwi)

Etymology tree
Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus
Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús)
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ískos)
Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor.
Latin basiliscuslbor.
Old Czech bazilišekbor.
Old Polish bazyliszek
Polish bazyliszekbor.
Kashubian bazyliszk
Borrowed from Polish bazyliszek.

etymon

basilisk (any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus)


llangardaix pirinenc

ca-noun

llangardaix pirinenc m (plural llangardaixos pirinencs)


llangardaix de gorguera

llangardaix de gorguera m (plural llangardaixos de gorguera)


모래장지뱀

[mo̞ɾɛd͡ʑa̠ŋd͡ʑibɛm]

From 모래 (morae, “sand”) + 장지뱀 (jangjibaem, “grass lizard”).


표범장지뱀

From 표범 (pyobeom, “leopard”) + 장지뱀 (jangjibaem, “grass lizard”), from its spotted appearance.


일본장지뱀

From 일본(日本) (ilbon, “Japan”) + 장지뱀 (jangjibaem, “grass lizard”).

Takydromus tachydromoides
Takydromus tachydromoides#Translingual

Japanese grass lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides)


장지뱀

grass lizard (lizard of the genus Takydromus)


Krustenechse

de-noun

Krustenechse f (genitive Krustenechse, plural Krustenechsen)

Krustenechse (genitive)
Krustenechsen (plural)
Krustenechse (nominative singular)
Krustenechsen (definite nominative plural)
Krustenechse (genitive singular)
Krustenechsen (definite genitive plural)
Krustenechse (dative singular)
Krustenechsen (dative definite plural)
Krustenechse (accusative singular)
Krustenechsen (accusative definite plural)

From Kruste (“crust”) + -n- + Echse (“lizard”).

com

beaded lizard (lizard in the genus Heloderma)


Skorpion-Krustenechse

de-noun

Skorpion-Krustenechse f (genitive Skorpion-Krustenechse, plural Skorpion-Krustenechsen)

Skorpion-Krustenechse (genitive)
Skorpion-Krustenechsen (plural)
Skorpion-Krustenechse (nominative singular)
Skorpion-Krustenechsen (definite nominative plural)
Skorpion-Krustenechse (genitive singular)
Skorpion-Krustenechsen (definite genitive plural)
Skorpion-Krustenechse (dative singular)
Skorpion-Krustenechsen (dative definite plural)
Skorpion-Krustenechse (accusative singular)
Skorpion-Krustenechsen (accusative definite plural)

From Skorpion (“scorpion”) + Krustenechse (“beaded lizard”)


줄장지뱀

[t͡ɕuʎd͡ʑa̠ŋd͡ʑibɛm]

From 줄 (jul, “string, line”) + 장지뱀 (jangjibaem, “grass lizard”).

mountain grass lizard (Takydromus wolteri)


Eugongylinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scincidae – certain skinks.


Jackson's chameleon

en-noun

Jackson's chameleon (plural Jackson's chameleons)

Described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896 and named after English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time of Boulenger’s description.

A chameleon of species Trioceros jacksonii, native to Africa, but also introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California.

Frederick John Jackson
George Albert Boulenger


Eublepharis

→ Russian: эублефа́р (eublefár)

eu- + Ancient Greek βλεφᾰρῐ́ς f (blepharís, “eyelash”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Eublepharidae – the leopard geckos.


ແຍ້

real objects (in contrast to drawn/painted objects)


ตัวเงินตัวทอง

th-noun

ตัวเงินตัวทอง • (dtuua ngəən dtuua tɔɔng)

/tua̯˧.ŋɤːn˧.tua̯˧.tʰɔːŋ˧/

From ตัว (dtuua) + เงิน (ngən, “silver”) + ตัว (dtuua) + ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold”), literally “animal silver, animal gold”.

com

(euphemistically) Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)


rikalanga

→ Portuguese: calango (via kalanga)


calango

From Kimbundu kalanga, contraction of rikalanga.


枯葉變色龍

ㄎㄨ ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

куе бяньсэлун

/kʰu⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/kʰu⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/


扁蜥

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

(～屬) flat lizard, Platysaurus (Classifier: 條／条 m c; 隻／只 m c)


島蜥

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/


Kragenechse

de-noun

Kragenechse f (genitive Kragenechse, plural Kragenechsen)

Kragenechse (genitive)
Kragenechsen (plural)
Kragenechse (nominative singular)
Kragenechsen (definite nominative plural)
Kragenechse (genitive singular)
Kragenechsen (definite genitive plural)
Kragenechse (dative singular)
Kragenechsen (dative definite plural)
Kragenechse (accusative singular)
Kragenechsen (accusative definite plural)

From Kragen (“collar”) + Echse (“lizard”).


Dornteufel

Dornteufel m (strong, genitive Dornteufels, plural Dornteufel)

Dornteufels (genitive)
Dornteufel (plural)
Dornteufel (nominative singular)
Dornteufel (definite nominative plural)
Dornteufels (genitive singular)
Dornteufel (definite genitive plural)
Dornteufel (dative singular)
Dornteufeln (dative definite plural)
Dornteufel (accusative singular)
Dornteufel (accusative definite plural)

From Dorn (“thorn”) + Teufel (“devil”), calque of English thorny devil.


Hellenolacerta

Helleno- (“Greece”) + Lacerta (“lizard”), because of the genus's range.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards endemic to the Peloponnese peninsula.


водяная ящерица

ru-noun+

водяна́я я́щерица • (vodjanája jáščerica) f anim (genitive водяно́й я́щерицы, nominative plural водяны́е я́щерицы, genitive plural водяны́х я́щериц)

водяна́я я́щерица (canonical)
vodjanája jáščerica (romanization)
водяно́й я́щерицы (genitive)
водяны́е я́щерицы (nominative plural)
водяны́х я́щериц (genitive plural)
водяна́я я́щерица (nominative singular)
водяны́е я́щерицы (nominative plural)
водяно́й я́щерицы (genitive singular)
водяны́х я́щериц (genitive plural)
водяно́й я́щерице (dative singular)
водяны́м я́щерицам (dative plural)
водяну́ю я́щерицу (accusative singular)
водяны́х я́щериц (accusative plural)
водяно́й я́щерицей (instrumental singular)
водяно́ю я́щерицею (instrumental singular)
водяны́ми я́щерицами (instrumental plural)
водяно́й я́щерице (prepositional singular)
водяны́х я́щерицах (plural prepositional)

[vədʲɪˈnajə ˈjæɕːɪrʲɪt͡sə]

водяно́й (vodjanój, “water”, adjective) + я́щерица (jáščerica, “lizard”)

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Australian water dragon
Australian water dragon#English

Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)


balubid

Hydrosaurus pustulatus
Wikispecies:Hydrosaurus pustulatus

Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)


himbubuli

tl-noun

himbubulí or himbubuli (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

himbubulí (canonical)
himbubuli (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

a type of chameleons who resides by the riverbanks


Bufoniceps

Latin būfō (“toad”) + -ceps (“-headed”), literally “toad-headed”

affix

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Agaminae – the Laungwala long-headed lizard or Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, a lizard from India.


بزنمژ

From بزن (bizin, “goat”) + ـمژ (-mij, “-sucker”).


càng cuốc

[kaːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˧˦]

[kaːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˦˧˥]

[kaːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˦˥]


сцинк

ru-noun+

сцинк • (scink) m anim (genitive сци́нка, nominative plural сци́нки, genitive plural сци́нков)

scink (romanization)
сци́нка (genitive)
сци́нки (nominative plural)
сци́нков (genitive plural)
сци́нк (nominative singular)
сци́нки (nominative plural)
сци́нка (genitive singular)
сци́нков (genitive plural)
сци́нку (dative singular)
сци́нкам (dative plural)
сци́нка (accusative singular)
сци́нков (accusative plural)
сци́нком (instrumental singular)
сци́нками (instrumental plural)
сци́нке (prepositional singular)
сци́нках (plural prepositional)


liu điu

kind of long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sp.)


Microlophus

micro- (“small”) + Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”)

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Tropiduridae – certain lizards.


Chalcides

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰλκῐ́δες (khalkídes), plural of Ancient Greek χᾰλκῐ́ς (khalkís, “kind of lizard”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – certain skinks.


эмойя

ru-noun+

эмо́йя • (emójja) f anim (genitive эмо́йи, nominative plural эмо́йи, genitive plural эмо́й)

эмо́йя (canonical)
emójja (romanization)
эмо́йи (genitive)
эмо́йи (nominative plural)
эмо́й (genitive plural)
эмо́йя (nominative singular)
эмо́йи (nominative plural)
эмо́йи (genitive singular)
эмо́й (genitive plural)
эмо́йе (dative singular)
эмо́йям (dative plural)
эмо́йю (accusative singular)
эмо́й (accusative plural)
эмо́йей (instrumental singular)
эмо́йею (instrumental singular)
эмо́йями (instrumental plural)
эмо́йе (prepositional singular)
эмо́йях (plural prepositional)


Gymnophthalmus

gymno- (“naked”, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós)) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), literally “bare eye”

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from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">γυμνός</i> (gumnós)

A taxonomic genus within the family Gymnophthalmidae – certain lizards.