noun
Squamata; scaled reptiles
Taxonomic order including lizards and snakes. In everyday Japanese, トカゲ usually refers to lizards, but this term is a scientific classification.
See also: 有鱗類
トカゲ目にはヘビも含まれる。
The order Squamata also includes snakes.
トカゲ目は有鱗類とも呼ばれる。
Squamata is also called the scaled reptiles.
Compound of トカゲ (lizard) and 目 (taxonomic order). The reading とかげもく follows standard Japanese taxonomic naming conventions.