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Definition of Dipsosaurus
1. Noun. Desert iguanas.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Member holonyms: Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus Dorsalis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipsosaurus
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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