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Lanthanotus

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Lan·tha·no·tus

Definition of Lanthanotus 

: a genus of stout-bodied pleurodont lizards including a single species (L. borneensis) of Borneo

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History and Etymology for Lanthanotus

New Latin, from Greek lanthanein to escape notice + ōt-, ous ear

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