Sceloporus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) +‎ Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passageway”). === Proper noun === Sceloporus m A taxonomic genus within the family Phrynosomatidae – spiny lizards, including the species of many common lizards of North America. ==== 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; Pleurodonta – suborder; Phrynosomatidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Sceloporus torquatus (crevice swift) – type species ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: σκελόπορος (skelóporos) === References === Sceloporus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sceloporus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Sceloporus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Sceloporus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Sceloporus at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Sceloporus”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026