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Definition of Chamaeleontidae
1. Noun. Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria.
Exact synonyms: Chamaeleonidae, Family Chamaeleonidae, Family Chamaeleontidae, Family Rhiptoglossa, Rhiptoglossa
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Chamaeleon, Chameleon, Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleon
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Chamaeleon, Chameleon, Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleo, Genus Chamaeleon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamaeleontidae
Literary usage of Chamaeleontidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1901)
"Chamaeleontidae. ., , .;, ., , , , The head is usually described as forming a
casque, with prominent crests and tubercles. There is no tympanum and no ..."
2. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) by George Albert Boulenger (1893)
"... Chamaeleontidae. Pp. xii., f,75. 40 Plates. [With a Systematic Index and an
Alphabetical Index to the three volumes.] 1887, 8vo. II.*. ..."
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