“girdle-tailed lizard”的意思、由来-百科全书

girdle-tailed lizard

lizard

any of various south and east African and Madagascan lizards belonging to the family Cordylidae. They are live-bearers, having as few as one to four young per litter.

Their name is derived from the rings of spiny scales that encircle the tail, and sometimes the body, in a series of whorls. In some species the armoured girdles serve effectively as protection when the lizard, threatened by a predator, grabs its tail in its mouth and forms a ring with the sharp spines projecting outward.

词条	girdle-tailed lizard
释义	girdle-tailed lizard lizard any of various south and east African and Madagascan lizards belonging to the family Cordylidae. They are live-bearers, having as few as one to four young per litter. Their name is derived from the rings of spiny scales that encircle the tail, and sometimes the body, in a series of whorls. In some species the armoured girdles serve effectively as protection when the lizard, threatened by a predator, grabs its tail in its mouth and forms a ring with the sharp spines projecting outward.
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