Oplurus grandidieri

Oplurus grandidieri
	Oplurus grandidieri, Anja Community Reserve
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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
	Hoplurus grandidieri; Mocquard, 1900; Oplurus grandidieri; — Savage, 1952;

Last updated October 03, 2025

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

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 stripe.^[2]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. grandidieri is rocky areas in forest, shrubland, or grassland.^[1]

Reproduction

O. grandidieri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Oplurus grandidieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172961A6949003. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172961A6949003.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
1 2 3 Species Oplurus grandidieri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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).

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. (Oplurus grandidieri, p. 261).
Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
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". Copeia1952 (3): 182. (Oplurus grandidieri, new combination).

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Oplurus grandidieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172961A6949003. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172961A6949003.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Oplurus grandidieri at 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).

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