A kind of lizard (not identified). Obsolete. rare.

A species of lizard mentioned by Pliny. Obsolete.

Any of various small brownish lizards constituting the Caribbean genus Leiocephalus (family Tropiduridae or Leiocephalidae); a curly-tailed lizard.

some kind of North American lizard.

Used attributively in the following. (see quot.).

A venomous African lizard.

A reptile having teeth that are solid rather than hollow.

Any of various New Zealand lizards, including some now extinct. Also, in Maori mythology: a lizard-like monster.

one of several Australian lizards of the family Scincidæ, esp. the shingleback, Trachylosaurus rugosus, found in the southern part of the country.

Name in Burma (Myanmar) for a large house lizard.