单词 | sand lizard |
释义 | > as lemmassand lizard sand lizard n. (a) a common European lizard, Lacerta agilis; (b) U.S. a fringe-toed lizard of the genus Uma or the striped race-runner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Iguanidae > member of genus Uma (fringe-toed lizard) sand lizard1855 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Teiidae > cnemidophorus sexlineatus (race-runner) sand lizard1855 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Lacertidae > genus Lacerta > lacerta agilis (sand-lizard) sand asp1833 sand lizard1855 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Sand-lizard. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 734/1 The Sand-Lizard (Lacerta agilis), which is confined to some localities in the south of England. 1910 R. L. Ditmars Reptiles of World iii. 173 The Sand Lizard or Striped Race-Runner..is the only species of its genus ranging into the southeastern portion of the United States. 1915 E. G. Boulenger Reptiles & Batrachians i. iv. 81 The Sand Lizard..is a very local creature with us, confined to sandy heaths. 1928 Bunker's Mag. Jan. 73 The little sand lizards so common in West Texas possess the same ability to snap off their tails when they get into a tight corner. 1954 R. C. Stebbins Amphibians & Reptiles Western N. Amer. 224/1 Buried sand lizards can sometimes be frightened from the sand. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 405/2 The heathland..is the habitat of reptiles such as the smooth snake and sand lizard. < as lemmas |
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