Oplurus is a genus of Malagasy iguanian lizards, most of which are rock-dwelling terrestrial species. The sister genus to Oplurus is Chalarodon, which...
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valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Oplurus cuvieri cuvieri (Gray, 1831) – Madagascar Oplurus cuvieri comorensis Angel, 1942 – Grand Comore...
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with the rainy season. Oplurus cyclurus is similar in appearance to Oplurus cuvieri; the two species may be easily confused. Oplurus cyclurus is slightly...
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Oplurus quadrimaculatus, the Duméril's Madagascar Swift or Madagascar spotted spiny-tailed iguana, is a terrestrial malagasy iguana belonging to the family...
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Oplurus fierinensis, also known as the Anzamala Madagascar swift or Madagascar blue iguana, is a saxicolous (rock dwelling) iguana endemic to Madagascar...
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Grandidier's Madagascar swift (Oplurus grandidieri) is a species of saxicolous (rock dwelling) lizard in the family Opluridae. The species is endemic...
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genera, with most of them being under Oplurus. The other genus, Chalarodon, is easily distinguishable from Oplurus as it contains species with a dorsal...
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Oplurus saxicola (marked Madagascar swift) is a saxicolous (rock dwelling) iguana. The name of this species, saxicola, comes from the Latin saxum, meaning...
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Oplurus quadrimaculatus A Oplurus cyclurus...
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Parietal eye of the Merrem's Madagascar swift (Oplurus cyclurus) is surrounded by a black-and-white spot on the skin, giving it the "three-eyed" appearance...
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Dangalia lizard. Its Malagasy relatives are the iguanians of the genus Oplurus. Two species of Chalarodon exist: Members of this genus inhabit semi-arid...
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Crotaphytidae, the family of collared lizards of which Crotaphytus is a member Oplurus cuvieri, a species native to Madagascar This disambiguation page lists...
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(Peters, 1854) Oplurus cyclurus (Merren, 1820) Oplurus cuvieri (Gray, 1831) Oplurus quadrimaculatus (Duméril & Bibron, 1851) Oplurus fierinensis (Grandidier...
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Feeding on Oplurus eggs....
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mercatorius. Pleistocene fossils also indicate the former presence of an Oplurus iguana and other skink and gecko species. There are three endemic species...
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9,170,000 Xenopeltis unicolor 9,293,000 Zonosaurus Karsteni 9,538,000 Oplurus quadrimaculatus 9,565,000 Malagasy giant chameleon 9,751,000 Ahaetulla...
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lizard from Puerto Rico), Bachia cuvieri (a synonym of Bachia alleni), and Oplurus cuvieri. The fish Hepsetus cuvieri, sometimes known as the African pike...
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Royal Geographical Society awarded him their Founder's Medal in 1906. Oplurus grandidieri, a species of lizard, and Xenotyphlops grandidieri, a species...
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species of Madagascan iguanas is Madagascar spotted spiny-tailed iguana (Oplurus quadrimaculatus), it can reach a length of 25–39 centimetres (9.8–15.4 in)...
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lantern-like snout. View of lake from the reserve Paddy field near the reserve Oplurus grandidieri Ring-tailed lemur Malagasy Lantern Bug (Zanna madagascariensis)...
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Fat-tailed dwarf lemur at Kirindy Red-tailed sportive lemur at Kirindy Oplurus cuvieri at Kirindy Narrow-striped Mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) at...
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swift (Oplurus cuvieri) Merrem's Madagascar swift (Oplurus cyclurus) Oplurus fierinensis Oplurus grandidieri Duméril's Madagascar swift (Oplurus quadrimaculatus)...
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Brookesia Iguanian (or iguanid) lizard genera of Madagascar: Chalarodon and Oplurus There are more than 290 amphibian species in Madagascar with new species...
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dwelling iguanids such as marked Madagascar swift (Oplurus saxicola) and Madagascar blue iguana (Oplurus fihereniensis), the day gecko Phelsuma breviceps...
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Fat-tailed dwarf lemur at Kirindy Red-tailed sportive lemur at Kirindy Oplurus cuvieri at Kirindy Narrow-striped Mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) at...
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which were vulnerable. Some of these species include Matoatoa brevipes, Oplurus fierinensis, Furcifer antimena, Furcifer belalandaensis, Phelsuma standingi...
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Genus Liolaemus Genus Phymaturus Family Opluridae Genus Chalarodon Genus Oplurus Family Phrynosomatidae Genus Callisaurus - zebra-tailed lizard Genus Cophosaurus...
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induced by eavesdropping on heterospecific alarm calls in a non-vocal lizard Oplurus cuvieri cuvieri (Reptilia: Iguania)". Proceedings of the Royal Society...
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