Derived from the Arabic name of Secamone aegyptica, “squamona”. squama, = scale (of a fish, serpent); sqamosus, = full uf or covered with scales, scaly, squamous.
Alpes, = the Alps alpinus, = Alpine; European Alps; often used merely to indicate habitat rather than place. (i.e. high altitude) -inus, = indicating material or colour, hence possession or resemblance.