Gongylomorphus

Translingual

Two Gongylomorphus bojerii in Île Plate, Mauritius.

Etymology

Ancient Greek γογγῠ́λος m (gongúlos, “round, spherical”) +‎ -morphus m (“-shaped”), literally “spherically-shaped”.

Proper noun

Gongylomorphus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – certain skinks found in Mauritius and surrounding islands.

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; Scincomorpha - order; Scincidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gongylomorphus bojerii, Gongylomorphus borbonicus, Gongylomorphus fontenayi (species)

See also

• Gongylomorphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gongylomorphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gongylomorphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons