Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(muscular). Abundant in Palestine. Unclean (Lev. 11:30).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
This occurs only in Leviticus 11:30 among the creatures not to be eaten. Lizards of different species abound in Palestine. They feed upon insects and small reptiles.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from an unused root meaning to hide; a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)