Definition of Helodermatidae

1. Noun. Only known venomous lizards.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Helodermatidae

Helmholtz energy
Helmholtz free energy
Helmholtz function
Helmholtz resonator
Helmholtz theory of accommodation
Helmholtz theory of colour vision
Helmholtz theory of hearing
Helmholtzian
Helminthostachys
Helminthostachys zeylanica
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt
Helmut Schmidt
Heloderma
Heloderma horridum
Heloderma suspectum
Helodermatidae (current term)
Heloise
Helotiaceae
Helotiales
Helotium
Helsingfors
Helsinki
Helsinkian
Helsinkians
Helvella acetabulum
Helvella crispa
Helvella esculenta
Helvella sulcata
Helvellaceae
Helvetia

Literary usage of Helodermatidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1892)
"The Helodermatidae belong to the same group, ... The scapula shows the original simple form which is also seen in the allied Helodermatidae. a Boulenger, ..."

2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1901)
"other in the Sarawak Museum, was described by Steindachner as the type of a distinct family, near the Helodermatidae. Boulenger,i after examination of the ..."

3. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"674, fig. 138. TYPE LOCALITY: California. RANGE : Coastal region of southern California. Helodermatidae (FAMILY) Heloderma (GENUS) WIEGMANN, Isis, 1829, p. ..."

4. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Scales on body wart-like tubercles, usually bony, separated by narrow granular spaces. Helodermatidae.—p. 120. b2.—Eye without lids; pupil elliptical ..."

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