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Definition of Helodermatidae
1. Noun. Only known venomous lizards.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Venomous Lizard, Genus Heloderma, Heloderma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helodermatidae
Literary usage of Helodermatidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1892)
"The Helodermatidae belong to the same group, ... The scapula shows the original
simple form which is also seen in the allied Helodermatidae. a Boulenger, ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1901)
"other in the Sarawak Museum, was described by Steindachner as the type of a
distinct family, near the Helodermatidae. Boulenger,i after examination of the ..."
3. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"674, fig. 138. TYPE LOCALITY: California. RANGE : Coastal region of southern
California. Helodermatidae (FAMILY) Heloderma (GENUS) WIEGMANN, Isis, 1829, p. ..."
4. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Scales on body wart-like tubercles, usually bony, separated by narrow granular
spaces. Helodermatidae.—p. 120. b2.—Eye without lids; pupil elliptical ..."
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