plate

→ Maori: pereti

→ Hindi: प्लेट (pleṭ)

From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”). Compare Spanish plato.

der

(herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.


sublingual

Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.

af

(herpetology) A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.


spitter

(herpetology, slang) Synonym of spitting cobra.


diacranterian

en-adj

diacranterian (comparative more diacranterian, superlative most diacranterian)

more diacranterian (comparative)
most diacranterian (superlative)

From dia- + Ancient Greek κραντήρες (krantḗres, “wisdom teeth”) + -ian.

uder

(herpetology) Having the back teeth separated from the front teeth.


syncranterian

en-adj

syncranterian (comparative more syncranterian, superlative most syncranterian)

more syncranterian (comparative)
most syncranterian (superlative)

From syn- + Ancient Greek κραντήρες (krantḗres, “wisdom teeth”) + -ian.

The three Tropidonotes here described possess the true syncranterian type of dentition.

1860, Edward Drinker Cope, “Notes and descriptions of new and little known species of American Reptiles”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, volume 12, page 342:

The type species, C. constrictor, definitely has syncranterian dentition.

1987, Beat Schätti, “The Phylogenetic Significance of Morphological Characters in the Holarctic Racers of the Genus Coluber”, in Amphibia-Reptilia, volume 8, number 4:

(herpetology) Having teeth in one continuous row.


abdominal rib

(herpetology) Any of the riblike structures that cross the abdomen in lizards.


acrochordid

(herpetology) Any member of the family Acrochordidae.


corytophanid

/ˌkɒɹɪtəʊˈfænɪd/

/ˌkɑɹɪtoʊˈfænɪd/

From translingual Corytophanidae + -id. Corytophanidae is derived from Ancient Greek κόρῠθος (kóruthos, “helmet”) + φᾰνερός (phanerós, “visible”) + -idae, referring to the lizard’s prominent helmet-like head crest.

der

The species differs from other corytophanids by having a triangular-shaped head casque projecting posteriorly past the head.

2004 October 30, Josiah H. Townsend, James R. McCranie, Larry David Wilson, “Corytophanes cristatus (Merrem): Smoothhead Helmeted Basilisk, Turipache Selvático”, in Andrew H. Price, editor, Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles, New York, N.Y.: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, →DOI, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-03-25, page 789.2, column 1:

(herpetology (saurology)) Any lizard in the family Corytophanidae; a casquehead or helmeted lizard.

Harvard University
Jonathan Losos
Museum of Comparative Zoology


corytophanine

(herpetology (saurology)) Any lizard of the genus Corytophanes


zygokrotaphic

From zygo- + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótaphos, “temple”) + -ic.

(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with an open temporal region.


stegokrotaphic

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótaphos, “temple”) + -ic.

(herpetology) Of a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region.


axanthic

(herpetology) Coloured without normal yellow or red pigments, resulting in shades of grey.


zygokrotaphy

(herpetology) The trait of having a zygokrotaphic skull.


herpie

From herpetologist + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

suffix

(colloquial) A herpetologist or reptile enthusiast.


pythonoid

(herpetology) Any member of the Pythonoidea superfamily of snakes.


nanhsiungchelyid

(herpetology, paleontology) Any member of the Nanhsiungchelyidae family of turtles


pseudoangular

(herpetology) In caecilians, the rear toothless part of the jawbone.


herpelid

(herpetology) Any member of the Herpelidae family of amphibians


pseudodentary

(herpetology) In caecilians, the front tooth-bearing part of the jawbone.


diplodactyloid

(herpetology) Any member of the Diplodactyloidea superfamily of lizards.


diplodactylin

(herpetology) Any member of the Diplodactylinae subfamily of lizards.


lungless salamander

en-noun

lungless salamander (plural lungless salamanders)

(herpetology) Any of numerous salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, who do not have lungs, and instead respirate through their skin and the lining of their mouths.