| Oplurus grandidieri | |
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| Oplurus grandidieri, Anja Community Reserve | |
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] | |
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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 to Madagascar.
The specific name grandidieri, is in honor of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier. [3]
Grandidier's Madagascar swift has a distinctive light mid-dorsal band.
On the island of Madagascar O. grandidieri has been found in a number of localities in the southern central highlands. [1]
Oplurus is a genus of Malagasy iguanian lizards, most of which are rock-dwelling terrestrial species.
Pygomeles is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.
Tracheloptychus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.
Uroplatus ebenaui, commonly known as the spearpoint leaf-tail gecko or Nosy Be flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Günther's flat-tail gecko is a species of nocturnal gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Alfred Grandidier was a French naturalist and explorer.
Xenotyphlops is a genus of snakes, the only genus of the family Xenotyphlopidae, comprising two species found only in Madagascar. These snakes are also known as the Malagasy Blind Snake.
Xenotyphlops grandidieri is a species of blind snake endemic to Madagascar. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The jeweled chameleon, also commonly known as Campan's chameleon or the Madagascar forest chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the central highlands of Madagascar, where it is threatened by bush fires and habitat loss.
Oplurus cuvieri, commonly known as the collared iguanid lizard, collared iguana, Madagascan collared iguana, or Cuvier's Madagascar swift, is a species of arboreal Malagasy iguana, the largest of six species in the genus Oplurus.
Brookesia bonsi is a species of chameleons, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar, and was initially described by Guy A. Ramanantsoa in 1980. The International Union for Conservation of Nature ranked this species as Critically Endangered.
Liopholidophis is a genus of harmless lamprophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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. It is arboreal and has a mostly Insectivorous diet. Its breeding is timed with the rainy season.
Blaesodactylus boivini is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
The Iaraka River leaf chameleon, also commonly known as the mossy pygmy leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Angel's dwarf gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Grandidier's dwarf gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Angel's petite gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Flexiseps alluaudi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Pygomeles braconnieri, also known commonly as Braconnier's short skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
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