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スジメヒメオオトカゲ

Meanings

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noun

stripe-tailed goanna; Varanus caudolineatus

A species of monitor lizard native to Western Australia; primarily used in zoological contexts.

スジメヒメオオトカゲは西にしオーストラリアの森しん林りんに生せい息そくする。
The stripe-tailed goanna inhabits the forests of Western Australia.

Etymology

The name is a compound of スジメ (stripe-eyed?), ヒメ (princess/small), and オオトカゲ (monitor lizard), but the exact derivation is uncertain; it is a Japanese common name for this species.