lepidosaurianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

lepidosaurian (複数形 lepidosaurians)

1. (zoology) Any member of the Lepidosauria.
   • 2016 January 28, “Deconstructing a Species-Complex: Geometric Morphometric and Molecular Analyses Define Species in the Western Rattlesnake ( Crotalus viridis )”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0146166:

     Additionally, some 143 studies utilized vertebrates as study organisms, with 30% evaluating lepidosaurians (i.e., snakes, lizards, amphisbaenians, Tuatara), whereas another 30% assessed amphibians.