Psammophilus
See also: psammophilus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin psammophilus m (“psammophilous, sand-loving”). Equivalent to psammo- (“sand”) + -philus m (“-philous, -loving”).
Proper noun
Psammophilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – certain lizards formerly in the genus Agama, commonly called rock agamas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Iguania – suborder; Acrodonta – infraorder; Agamidae – family; Draconinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psammophilus dorsalis (South Indian rock agama) – type species; Psammophilus blanfordanus (Blanford's rock agama) – other species
Related terms
- Translingual terms prefixed with psammo-
- Translingual terms suffixed with -philus
References
- Psammophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Psammophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Psammophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons