squamates; scaled reptiles
Zoological term for the order Squamata, which includes lizards and snakes. Used in biological contexts.
Squamates include lizards and snakes.
pangolins
Rare, outdated usage for pangolins (order Pholidota). Modern Japanese typically uses センザンコウ or 穿山甲. This sense may appear in older taxonomic literature.
In older literature, 有鱗類 can refer to pangolins.
From 有鱗 (having scales) + 類 (group, category). The term was historically used for both squamates and pangolins due to their shared scaly appearance, but modern taxonomy restricts it to Squamata.