Geographical name changes in Turkey name changes have continued to retain their Greek origins. For example, the modern name "İzmir" derives from the former Greek name Σμύρνη "Smyrna", through the first two syllables of the phrase "εις Σμύρνην" (pronounced "is Smirnin"), which means "to Smyrna" in Greek. A similar etymology also applies to other Turkish cities with former Greek names, such as İznik (from the phrase "is Nikaean", meaning "to Nicaea"), Istanbul (from the phrase "is tan Polin" or "to the City"), or even for the Greek island of Kos, called "İstanköy" in Turkish. Nişanyan estimates that 4,200 Greek geographical locations have been changed, the
Peninsular chuckwalla Peninsular chuckwalla The peninsular chuckwalla ("Sauromalus australis") is a lizard belonging to the family Iguanidae. It is in the same genus as the other chuckwalla species. "S. australis" inhabits southeastern Baja California and eastern Baja California Sur in Mexico. The generic name, "Sauromalus", is a combination of two Ancient Greek words:σαῦρος ("sauros") meaning "lizard", and ομαλυς ("omalus") meaning "flat". Its specific name is derived from the Latin "australis", meaning "southern wind", as it inhabits the southern portion of the Baja peninsula. The common name "chuckwalla" derives from the Shoshone word "tcaxxwal" or Cahuilla "caxwal", transcribed by Spaniards as "chacahuala". The