Oplurus grandidieri

Grandidier's Madagascar swift (Oplurus grandidieri ) is a species of saxicolous (rock dwelling) lizard in the family Opluridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Oplurus grandidieri
Oplurus grandidieri, Anja Community Reserve

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Opluridae
Genus: Oplurus
Species:
O. grandidieri
Binomial name
Oplurus grandidieri
(Mocquard, 1900)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hoplurus grandidieri
    Mocquard, 1900
  • Oplurus grandidieri
    — Savage, 1952

Etymology

The specific name grandidieri, is in honor of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier.[3]

Description

Grandidier's Madagascar swift has a distinctive light mid-dorsal band.

Geographic range

On the island of Madagascar O. grandidieri has been found in a number of localities in the southern central highlands.[1]

Reproduction

O. grandidieri is oviparous.[2]

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References
  1. "Oplurus grandidieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Oplurus grandidieri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Oplurus grandidieri, p. 105).

Further reading
  • Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3.
  • Mocquard F (1900). "Nouvelle contribution à la faune herpétologique de Madagascar ". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Neuvième Série [Series 9] 2: 93-111. (Hoplurus grandidieri, new species, pp. 105–106). (in French).
  • Savage JM (1952). "The Correct Generic Names for the Iguanid Lizards of Madagascar and the Fiji Islands". Copeia 1952 (3): 182. (Oplurus grandidieri, new combination).


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