also: しりとげおおとかげ
noun
black-headed monitor; freckled monitor
Refers to the lizard species Varanus tristis, also known as the freckled monitor. The name literally means 'butt-spine large lizard', describing the spiny scales near the tail base.
シリトゲオオトカゲはオーストラリアに生息する小型のオオトカゲです。
The black-headed monitor is a small monitor lizard native to Australia.
Compound of 尻 (shiri, 'buttocks'), 棘 (toge, 'spine'), and 大蜥蜴 (ōtokage, 'monitor lizard'), referring to the spiny scales near the base of the tail. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name is descriptive of the lizard's appearance.