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The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States
Oklahoma Symbols
Oklahoma SymbolsAmphibian, Animal, Anthem (Song, Balladeer, Beverage, Bird, Butterfly, Cartoon Character, Children Song, Colors, Country & Western Song , Cowboy Poet Laureate, Crystal, Fish, Flag, Floral Emblem, Flower, Flying Mammal, Folk Dance, Folk Song, Fossil, Fruit, Furbearing Animal, Game Animal, Game Bird, Grass, Insect, Meal, Motto, Musical Instrument, Nicknames, Percussive Musical Instrument, Pin, Poem, Poet Laureate, Reptile, Rock, Salute to the Flag, Seal, Soil, Tartan, Theatre, Tree, Waltz, Western Band, Wildfower |
Oklahoma State ReptileMountain Boomer or Collared Lizard |
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Taxonomic Hierarchy |
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| Kingdom | Animalia -- animals |
| Phylum | Chordata -- chordates |
| Class | Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 -- répteis, reptiles, Reptiles |
| Order | Squamata Oppel, 1811 -- Amphisbaenians, amphisbènes, lézards, Lizards, serpents, Snakes |
| Suborder | Iguania -- Iguanas, iguanes |
| Family | Crotaphytidae -- Collared Lizards, Leopard Lizards |
| Genus | Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 -- Collared Lizards |
| Species | Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1823) -- Collared Lizard, Eastern Collared Lizard, Lagartija-de collar común |
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.