Lacertilia

Thesaurus

Noun

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Lacertilia - true lizards; including chameleons and geckosSauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauriaanimal order - the order of animalsorder Squamata, Squamata - diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizardssaurian - any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaursfamily Gekkonidae, Gekkonidae - geckosfamily Pygopodidae, Pygopodidae - Australian and Tasmanian lizardsfamily Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae - New World lizardsAmphisbaenidae, family Amphisbaenidae - worm lizardsfamily Xantusiidae, Xantusiidae - night lizardsfamily Scincidae, Scincidae - skinksCordylidae, family Cordylidae - small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizardsfamily Teiidae, Teiidae - whiptails; etc.Agamidae, family Agamidae - an Old World reptile family of SauriaAnguidae, family Anguidae - alligator lizardsfamily Xenosauridae, Xenosauridae - monotypic family of Mexican lizardsAnniellidae, family Anniellidae - legless lizardsfamily Lanthanotidae, Lanthanotidae - stout-bodied lizardsfamily Helodermatidae, Helodermatidae - only known venomous lizardsfamily Lacertidae, Lacertidae - Old World lizardsChamaeleonidae, Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleontidae, family Rhiptoglossa, Rhiptoglossa - Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauriafamily Varanidae, Varanidae - monitor lizards