REPTILE GENUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reptile genus mean? 

• REPTILE GENUS (noun)
  The noun REPTILE GENUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of reptiles

  Familiarity information: REPTILE GENUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPTILE GENUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of reptiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("reptile genus" is a kind of...):

genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reptile genus"):

Chelonia; genus Chelonia (green turtles)

Caretta; genus Caretta (loggerhead turtles)

genus Lepidochelys; Lepidochelys (ridleys)

Eretmochelys; genus Eretmochelys (hawksbills)

Dermochelys; genus Dermochelys (type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles)

Chelydra; genus Chelydra (snapping turtles)

genus Macroclemys; Macroclemys (includes the alligator snapping turtle)

genus Kinosternon; Kinosternon (type genus of the Kinosternidae)

genus Sternotherus; Sternotherus (musk turtles)

genus Malaclemys; Malaclemys (American terrapins)

genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys (sliders; red-bellied terrapin)

genus Terrapene; Terrapene (box turtles)

Chrysemys; genus Chrysemys (painted turtles)

genus Testudo; Testudo (type genus of the Testudinidae)

genus Geochelone; Geochelone (giant tortoises)

genus Gopherus; Gopherus (gopher tortoises)

genus Xerobates; Xerobates (possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research)

genus Trionyx; Trionyx (type genus of the Trionychidae)

genus Sphenodon; Sphenodon (coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras)

genus Ptychozoon; Ptychozoon (flying geckos)

Coleonyx; genus Coleonyx (banded geckos)

genus Pygopus; Pygopus (type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs)

genus Iguana (type genus of the Iguanidae)

Amblyrhynchus; genus Amblyrhynchus (marine iguanas)

Dipsosaurus; genus Dipsosaurus (desert iguanas)

genus Sauromalus; Sauromalus (chuckwallas)

Callisaurus; genus Callisaurus (zebra-tailed lizard)

genus Uma; Uma (fringe-toed lizard)

genus Holbrookia; Holbrookia (earless lizards)

Crotaphytus; genus Crotaphytus (collared lizards)

Gambelia; genus Gambelia (leopard lizards)

genus Sceloporus; Sceloporus (spiny lizards)

genus Uta; Uta; genus Urosaurus; Urosaurus (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)

genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma (horned lizards)

Basiliscus; genus Basiliscus (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)

Anolis; genus Anolis (New World chameleons)

Amphisbaena; Amphisbaenia; genus Amphisbaena; genus Amphisbaenia (type genus of the Amphisbaenidae)

genus Scincus; Scincus (type genus of Scincidae)

genus Scincella; Scincella (a reptile genus of Scincidae)

Eumeces; genus Eumeces (New World skinks)

Cordylidae; family Cordylidae (small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards)

Cordylus; genus Cordylus (type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles)

Cnemidophorus; genus Cnemidophorus (whiptails)

genus Tupinambis; Tupinambis (tejus)

genus Agama (type genus of the Agamidae)

Chlamydosaurus; genus Chlamydosaurus (frilled lizards)

Draco; genus Draco (a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards)

genus Moloch (genus of Australian desert lizard)

genus Gerrhonotus; Gerrhonotus (alligator lizards)

Anguis; genus Anguis (type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms)

genus Ophisaurus; Ophisaurus (glass lizards)

genus Xenosaurus; Xenosaurus (type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles)

genus Lanthanotus; Lanthanotus (one species)

genus Heloderma; Heloderma (type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards)

genus Lacerta; Lacerta (type genus of the Lacertidae)

Chamaeleo; genus Chamaeleo; genus Chamaeleon (type genus of the Chamaeleontidae)

genus Varanus; Varanus (type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae)

genus Saurosuchus; Saurosuchus; genus Proterochampsa; Proterochampsa (early archosaurian carnivore)

Crocodilus; Crocodylus; genus Crocodilus; genus Crocodylus (type genus of the Crocodylidae)

genus Tomistoma; Tomistoma (a genus of Malayan crocodiles)

genus Alligator (type genus of the Alligatoridae)

genus Caiman (caimans)

Gavialis; genus Gavialis (type genus of the Gavialidae)

genus Pisanosaurus (primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Argentina; early Triassic)

genus Staurikosaurus (primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Brazil)

genus Stegosaurus (quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous)

genus Ankylosaurus (armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous)

genus Protoceratops (small horned dinosaurs)

genus Triceratops (genus of herbivorous horned dinosaurs)

genus Styracosaurus (genus of horned dinosaurs)

genus Psittacosaurus (most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous)

genus Anatotitan (genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous)

genus Corythosaurus (genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous)

genus Edmontosaurus (duck-billed dinosaurs of Canada)

genus Trachodon (a reptile genus of the suborder Euronithopoda)

genus Iguanodon (type genus of the Iguanodontidae)

genus Apatosaurus; genus Brontosaurus (large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic)

genus Barosaurus (huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic)

genus Diplodocus (a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda)

genus Titanosaurus; Titanosaurus (genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America)

genus Seismosaurus; Seismosaurus (genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America)

genus Ceratosaurus (primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs)

genus Coelophysis (late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs)

genus Tyrannosaurus (includes a single species)

genus Allosaurus; genus Antrodemus (carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic)

genus Compsognathus (a reptile genus of Theropoda)

genus Herrerasaurus; genus Eoraptor (primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic)

genus Megalosaurus (type genus of the Megalosauridae)

genus Struthiomimus (small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; later Cretaceous period in Canada)

genus Deinocheirus (a reptile genus of Ornithomimida)

genus Velociraptor (advanced carnivorous theropod)

genus Deinonychus; genus Utahraptor (advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur)

genus Mononychus (authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur)

Chronoperates; genus Chronoperates (a reptile genus of Therapsida)

Exaeretodon; genus Exaeretodon (a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia)

genus Ischigualastia; Ischigualastia (early reptile found in Argentina)

genus Edaphosaurus (type genus of the Edaphosauridae)

genus Dimetrodon (a reptile genus of Pelycosauria)

genus Pterodactylus; Pterodactylus (a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae)

genus Ichthyosaurus (type genus of the Ichthyosauridae)

genus Stenopterygius (a reptile genus of Ichthyosauridae)

genus Plesiosaurus (a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria)

genus Nothosaurus (a genus of Nothosauria)

Carphophis; genus Carphophis (thunder snake)

Diadophis; genus Diadophis (a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes)

genus Heterodon; Heterodon (a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes)

genus Phyllorhynchus; Phyllorhynchus (leaf-nosed snakes)

genus Opheodrys; Opheodrys (North American green snakes)

Chlorophis; genus Chlorophis (African green snakes)

Coluber; genus Coluber (racers)

genus Masticophis; Masticophis (whip snakes)

Elaphe; genus Elaphe (North American rat snakes)

genus Ptyas; Ptyas (Asian rat snakes)

Arizona; genus Arizona (glossy snake)

genus Pituophis; Pituophis (bull snakes)

genus Lampropeltis; Lampropeltis (king snakes and milk snakes)

genus Thamnophis; Thamnophis (garter snakes)

genus Tropidoclonion; Tropidoclonion (lined snakes)

genus Sonora; Sonora; genus Potamophis; Potamophis; genus Haldea; Haldea (ground snakes)

genus Natrix; Natrix (water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus)

genus Nerodia; Nerodia (North American water snakes)

genus Storeria; Storeria (a genus of Colubridae)

Chilomeniscus; genus Chilomeniscus (sand snakes)

genus Tantilla; Tantilla (black-headed snakes)

genus Oxybelis; Oxybelis (vine snakes)

genus Trimorphodon; Trimorphodon (lyre snakes)

genus Hypsiglena; Hypsiglena (night snakes)

genus Leptotyphlops; Leptotyphlops (blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas)

Drymarchon; genus Drymarchon (a genus of Colubridae)

Charina; genus Charina; genus Lichanura; Lichanura (boas of western North America)

Eunectes; genus Eunectes (anacondas)

genus Python (Old World boas)

genus Micrurus; Micrurus; genus Micruroides; Micruroides (coral snakes)

Calliophis; Callophis; genus Calliophis; genus Callophis (Asian coral snakes)

Aspidelaps; genus Aspidelaps (African coral snakes)

genus Rhynchoelaps; Rhynchoelaps (Australian coral snakes)

Denisonia; genus Denisonia (copperheads)

genus Naja; Naja (cobras)

genus Ophiophagus; Ophiophagus (king cobra)

genus Hemachatus; Hemachatus (ringhals)

Dendraspis; Dendroaspis; genus Dendraspis; genus Dendroaspis (mambas)

Acanthophis; genus Acanthophis (Australian elapid snakes)

genus Notechis; Notechis (tiger snakes)

genus Pseudechis; Pseudechis (venomous Australian blacksnakes)

Bungarus; genus Bungarus (kraits)

genus Oxyuranus; Oxyuranus (taipans)

genus Vipera; Vipera (type genus of the Viperidae)

Bitis; genus Bitis (a genus of Viperidae)

Aspis; genus Aspis; genus Cerastes (horned vipers)

Agkistrodon; Ancistrodon; genus Agkistrodon; genus Ancistrodon (copperheads)

Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)

genus Sistrurus; Sistrurus (pygmy rattlesnakes)

Bothrops; genus Bothrops (fer-de-lance)

Holonyms ("reptile genus" is a member of...):

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)