Gerrhonotus multicarinatus (English spelling) Gerrhonotusmulticarinatus

Japanese: Gerrhonotus multicarinatus(英語表記)Gerrhonotusmulticarinatus
Gerrhonotus multicarinatus (English spelling) Gerrhonotusmulticarinatus

...They feed on insects, spiders and other small animals. The subfamily Alligatorinae includes 27 species of alligator lizards found from southern Canada to South America, and has 2 genera and 12 other species. Some species, such as the Southern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus multicarinatus , have four limbs and can climb tall trees by wrapping their long tails around them to catch bird eggs. Some species, such as the Gyriwosp Diploglossus costatus , belong to the Gyriwospinae subfamily found from Mexico to South America, have four limbs, but some species, such as the Ophiodes , are terrestrial and their hind limbs have degenerated into fin-like structures. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gerrhonotus multicarinatus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…餌は昆虫,クモなどの小動物。カナダ南部から南アメリカに分布するアリゲータートカゲ類27種が含まれるアリゲータートカゲ亜科は,他に2属12種が知られ,四肢を備え,ミナミアリゲータートカゲGerrhonotus multicarinatusのように長い尾を巻きつけて高い木に登り,鳥卵をとるものもいる。メキシコから南アメリカに分布するギャリウォスプ亜科のギャリウォスプDiploglossus costatusなど20種は四肢をもつが,ミミズアシナシトカゲ類Ophiodesのように地中性で,後肢がひれ状に退化してしまったものもある。…

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