fringe-toed lizard

[ frinj-tohd ]

noun

1. an iguanid lizard, Uma notata, of sandy deserts of the western U.S. and Mexico, having a wedge-shaped snout and toes fringed with long, pointed scales.

Example Sentences

Using tiny loops attached to fishing rods, they rounded up several lizards from three species: two types of geckos and a desert lizard known as Schmidt’s fringe-toed lizard.

From New York Times