"Lizards" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Reptiles within the order Squamata that generally possess limbs, moveable EYELIDS, and EXTERNAL EAR openings, although there are some species which lack one or more of these structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D008116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.393
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| Concept/Terms |
Gila Monsters- Gila Monsters
- Gila Monster
- Monster, Gila
- Monsters, Gila
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lizards" by people in Profiles.
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A new species of montane Prasinohaema (Sphenomorphini: Scincidae) from the South-fold Mountains of New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2025 Apr 15; 5621(2):211-230.
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A new species of Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2025 Mar 07; 5601(2):368-376.
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A new species of narrow-banded Cyrtodactylus (Gekkonidae) from northern New Guinea. Zootaxa. 2024 Sep 05; 5506(1):79-92.
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Structural analysis of the female reptile reproductive system by micro-computed tomography and optical coherence tomography?. Biol Reprod. 2024 06 12; 110(6):1077-1085.
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Early insularity and subsequent mountain uplift were complementary drivers of diversification in a Melanesian lizard radiation (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2018 08; 125:29-39.
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A new biogeographically disjunct giant gecko (Gehyra: Gekkonidae: Reptilia) from the East Melanesian Islands. Zootaxa. 2016 Dec 14; 4208(1):zootaxa.4208.1.3.
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Tokay gecko photoreceptors achieve rod-like physiology with cone-like proteins. Photochem Photobiol. 2006 Nov-Dec; 82(6):1452-60.
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Phosphodiesterase of cone photoreceptors from the lizard, Anolis carolinensis. J Neurochem. 1991 Jun; 56(6):1949-56.
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Viruses isolated from reptiles: identification of three new members of the family Rhabdoviridae. Arch Virol. 1979; 60(1):1-12.