India–Indonesia relations dispatched his men to Yawadvipa, the island of Java, in search of Sita. Indians had visited Indonesia since ancient times, and ancient Indonesian (Austronesian people) has embarked in maritime trade in Southeast Asian seas and Indian Ocean. The Ancient Indians spread Hinduism and many other aspects of Indian culture including the Sanskrit and Brahmi Script. The trace of Indian influences is most evident in great numbers of Sanskrit loanwords in Indonesian languages. The name "Indonesia" derives from the Latin "Indus", meaning "India", and the Greek "nesos", meaning "island". (due to the similarity of the culture in both regions). The name
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