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Definition of Callisaurus
1. Noun. Zebra-tailed lizard.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Member holonyms: Callisaurus Draconoides, Gridiron-tailed Lizard, Zebra-tailed Lizard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Callisaurus
Literary usage of Callisaurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"On the Genus Callisaurus.—Two new species of this genus present lateral fringes
of the toes. These are not so well developed as in the species referred to ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1919)
"Tiburón Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. SYNONYMS.—Callisaurus ... 273;
Callisaurus ventralis ventralis (part), Stejneger and Bar- bour, 1917, ..."
3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1914)
"Three species of reptiles have been recorded from this island. 1. Callisaurus
... Callisaurus ventralis, VAN ..."
4. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"In the colouration, Callisaurus is precisely like Holbrookia— yellowish or grayish
above, ... The Genus Callisaurus: A single species is recognised. ..."
5. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1897)
"... (U. notata) is young and in a very poor state of preservation. Distribution.—"
Colorado Desert, San Diego County, California." Genus 7. Callisaurus. ..."
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