Definition of Dipsosaurus

1. Noun. Desert iguanas.

Exact synonyms: Genus Dipsosaurus
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Member holonyms: Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus Dorsalis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipsosaurus

Diplotaxis erucoides
Diplotaxis muralis
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Dipodidae
Dipodomys ordi
Dipodomys phillipsii
Dipogon
Dipogon lignosus
Dipper
Dippers
Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus sativus
Dipsacus sylvestris
Dipsosaurus (current term)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Diptera
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipteronia
Dipteryx
Dipteryx odorata
Dipu
Dipus
Dipus sagitta
Dipylidium caninum
Dipylon
Dipylon gate
Dirac
Dirac constant

Literary usage of Dipsosaurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"A low dorsal crest composed of one longitudinal series of enlarged scales Dipsosaurus. --]».. a2.—No dorsal crest. b.—Head without spines. c. ..."

2. A New Genus and Species of Grasshopper from California by Morgan Hebard (1920)
"Since the species was originally described from a specimen from the Colorado Desert, California, that form may be known as Dipsosaurus ..."

3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1920)
"Since the species was originally described from a specimen from the Colorado Desert, California, that form may be known as Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis, ..."

4. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"Genus Dipsosaurus. Si%e small—about twelve inches. Pale brown, a net-work of darker brown. DESERT IGUANA, Dipsosaurus dorsalis. Distribution. ..."

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