rhiptoglossa

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. A suborder of Lacertilia, or lizards, represented by the family Chamæleontidæ alone, characterized by the vermiform protrusile tongue, well-developed limbs, but no clavicle, pterygoid not reaching the quadrate bone, and nasal bones not bounding the nasal apertures: contrasted with Eriglossa. Also Rhiptoglossæ.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria