Psammophilus

See also: psammophilus

Translingual

Psammophilus blanfordanus‎

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin psammophilus m (“psammophilous, sand-loving”). Equivalent to psammo- (“sand”) +‎ -philus m (“-philous, -loving”).

Proper noun

Psammophilus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – certain lizards formerly in the genus Agama, commonly called rock agamas.

Hyponyms

• (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; Agamidae - family; Draconinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Psammophilus dorsalis‎ (South Indian rock agama) - type species; Psammophilus blanfordanus‎ (Blanford's rock agama) - other species

Related terms

• Translingual terms prefixed with psammo-
• Translingual terms suffixed with -philus

References

• Psammophilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Psammophilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Psammophilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons