sauromalus obesus meaning

Noun: Sauromalus obesus

1. A herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
   - chuckwalla

Type of: iguanid, iguanid lizard

Encyclopedia: Sauromalus obesus

Examples

1. Its original epithet was " Sauromalus obesus "; although that name is no longer officially recognized, it is still very common in the literature and it remains in many standard natural history references for North America.
2. In 2004, ICZN ruled that the name " Sauromalus ater " was first described by zoologist Auguste Dum�ril in 1856, thus had precedence over the name " Sauromalus obesus " which was not named until 1858 by Baird.