Gerrhosaurus

Japanese: Gerrhosaurus
Gerrhosaurus

...The armadillo lizard C. cataphractus is about 25cm long, and when cornered it bites the tip of its tail and curls up into a ring to protect its abdomen. The plate lizard genus Gerrhosaurus is lizard-shaped with a slightly flattened body, and the largest species reaches a total length of 70cm. The snake lizard genus Chamaesaura is about 50cm long, with a snake-shaped tail that is more than 3/4 of its length, and vestigial limbs. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アルマジロトカゲC.cataphractusは全長約25cm,追い詰められると尾の先をくわえ,輪のようにまるくなって腹部を守る。プレートトカゲ属Gerrhosaurusは,いわゆるトカゲ形で胴はやや扁平,最大種は全長70cmに達する。カタヘビトカゲ属Chamaesauraは全長約50cm,尾はその3/4をこえるヘビ形で,四肢は痕跡的。…

※「Gerrhosaurus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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