Ecphymotes

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ecphymotes m

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – now dispersed among at least three families in order Pleurodonta.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Iguania - order; Iguanidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus):
  • Ecphymotes obtusirostris, now Anisolepis grilli (Boulenger's tree lizard) in Leiosauridae
  • Ecphymotes acutirostris, now Polychrus acutirostris (Brazilian bush anole) in Polychrotinae
  • Ecphymotes pictus, now Enyalius pictus in Leiosauridae
  • Ecphymotes plica, now Plica plica (tree runner) in Tropiduridae
  • Ecphymotes undulatus, now Anisolepis undulatus (Wiegmann's tree lizard) in Polychrotinae
  • Ecphymotes torquatus, now Tropidurus hispidus (Peters' lava lizard) in Tropiduridae - species

References

• “Ecphymotes”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Iguania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ecphymotes at Encyclopedia of Life