fringe-toed lizard

noun

Any member of the genus Uma, sand-dwelling lizards of deserts in southwestern North America.

Similar
Uma notata
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Meanings

nounfringe-toed lizard (plural fringe-toed lizards)

plural fringe-toed lizards

  1. Any member of the genus Uma, sand-dwelling lizards of deserts in southwestern North America.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwith long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico

Similar
Uma notata
Broader
iguanidiguanid lizard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fringe-toed lizard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe-toed%20lizard

MLA

“fringe-toed lizard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe-toed%20lizard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fringe-toed lizard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe-toed%20lizard.

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