Family

Opluridae

5 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › › Opluridae

Chalarodon madagascariensis (Peters, 1854)

Chalarodon madagascariensis is a Madagascar lizard distinguished by keeled gular and ventral scales, that lives in open sandy arid habitats.

Oplurus quadrimaculatus Duméril & Bibron, 1851

Oplurus quadrimaculatus is an endemic Madagascan iguana species with distinctive spotted patterning and spinous leg scales.

Oplurus cyclurus (Merrem, 1820)

Oplurus cyclurus is a small oviparous mostly arboreal lizard native to spiny forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar.

Oplurus grandidieri (Mocquard, 1900)

Grandidier's Madagascar swift is an oviparous lizard found in rocky habitats of Madagascar's southern central highlands.

Oplurus cuvieri (Gray, 1831)

Oplurus cuvieri is a collared iguana native to Madagascar and Grand Comore, with distinctive markings and specific nesting behavior.

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