Oplurus cyclurus | |
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In Reserve Reniala, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Opluridae |
Genus: | Oplurus |
Species: | O. cyclurus |
Binomial name | |
Oplurus cyclurus (Merrem, 1820) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Oplurus cyclurus, also known commonly as the Madagascar swift and Merrem's Madagascar swift, is a species of lizard in the family Opluridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. [3] It is arboreal and mostly insectivorous. Its breeding is timed with the rainy season.
Oplurus cyclurus is similar in appearance to Oplurus cuvieri ; the two species may be easily confused.
Oplurus cyclurus is slightly smaller than Oplurus cuvieri . Both species have a distinctive large spiny tail, and neither has a dorsal crest. Oplurus cyclurus has a dark brown or black band around the neck and similar paler markings on its back.
O. cyclurus is mostly arboreal, living in the spiny forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar. [1]
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