Dracaena (lizard)

Dracaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Dracaena

The genus Dracaena (romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα - drakaina, "female dragon"), also called Caiman Lizards, belongs to the family of Teiidae lizards. Caiman lizards are found in South America in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. These lizards spend a lot of time in the water and they inhabit marshes, streams and flooded forests. Caiman lizards often bask on branches overhanging the water.

Classification

Genus Dracaena

• Northern Caiman Lizard - Dracaena guianensis
• Dracaena paraguayensis

Captivity

Caiman Lizards are bred at the Madras Crocodile Bank in Tamil Nadu, India.

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For the plants (Dragon trees) of the same genus name, see Dracaena (plant)

This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Teiidae Fauna of Brazil Reptiles of South America Lizard stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Dicrodon Kentropyx Look at other dictionaries: Dracaena — (romanized form of the Greek δράκαινα drakaina, female dragon ) can mean: Drakaina, a Greek mythological entity Dracaena (plant), a genus of plants Cordyline australis, a plant commonly known as the Dracaena palm Dracaena (lizard), a genus of… …   Wikipedia lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… …   Universalium Dracaena guianensis — Krokodilteju Krokodilteju (Dracaena guianensis) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia Dracaena Draco — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Dracaena Draco — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Northern Caiman Lizard — resting on branch. Conservation status …   Wikipedia caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds. * * * ▪ reptile       any member of a genus (Dracaena) of lizards in the family Teiidae. These lizards (D …   Universalium caiman lizard — noun crocodile like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels • Hypernyms: ↑teiid lizard, ↑teiid * * * a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails… …   Useful english dictionary Caiman lizard — noun any semi aquatic lizard, of the genus, Dracaena, found in South America …   Wiktionary Krokodilteju — (Dracaena guianensis) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”