scincid lizard

Questions about scincid lizard

What does scincid lizard mean?

scincid lizard means "alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide".

What is another word for scincid lizard?

Close synonyms include skink, scincid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scincid lizard a common word?

scincid lizard is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.