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Definition of Ptychozoon homalocephalum

1. Noun. A gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptychozoon Homalocephalum

Literary usage of Ptychozoon homalocephalum

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

1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1873)
"... wing-like expansions of the skin. Only one species is known. Ptychozoon homalocephalum. The Flying Gecko. ... ptychozoon homalocephalum, Kühl ..."

2. Organic Evolution by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"... obliquely through the air, its body rigid, and the ventral side concave to sustain the creature in its fall. 84.—Lizard, ptychozoon homalocephalum. ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"... least three instances of volant adaptation, the most notable instance being that of the extinct Pterosauria in which FIG. 4.— ptychozoon homalocephalum. ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... without giving a characteristic feature to the region by special modification oí the leading forms except the gecko ptychozoon homalocephalum in Malaya. ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... special modification 9 the leading forms except the gecko ptychozoon homalocephalum B Malaya. The Lacertidae are represented by one characteristic" pw*. ..."

6. Animal Life as Affected by the Natural Conditions of Existence by Carl Semper (1881)
"... and ptychozoon homalocephalum, all living exclusively in Mindanao, belong to the purely Indian fauna. The same mixture of autochthonous species with ..."

7. Animal Life as Affected by the Natural Conditions of Existence by Carl Semper (1881)
"... and ptychozoon homalocephalum, all living exclusively in Mindanao, belong to the purely Indian fauna. The same mixture of autochthonous species with ..."

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