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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

reptile, reptilian go
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

diapsid, diapsid reptile go
reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

saurian go
any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards

lizard go
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

iguanid, iguanid lizard
lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands

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15 Subcategories

common iguana, iguana, Iguana iguana go
large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back
marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus go
shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis go
small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus go
a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
zebra-tailed lizard, gridiron-tailed lizard, Callisaurus draconoides go
swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs
fringe-toed lizard, Uma notata go
with long pointed scales around toes
earless lizard go
any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico
collared lizard go
any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands
leopard lizard go
any of several large lizards with many dark spots
spiny lizard go
any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales
side-blotched lizard, sand lizard, Uta stansburiana go
one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus go
a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
horned lizard, horned toad, horny frog go
insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body
basilisk go
small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs
American chameleon, anole, Anolis carolinensis go
small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color