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

Oplurus grandidieri
Oplurus grandidieri, Anja Community Reserve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
  • Hoplurus grandidieri
    Mocquard, 1900
  • Oplurus grandidieri
    Savage, 1952

Etymology

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The specific name grandidieri, is in honor of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier.[3]

Description

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Grandidier's Madagascar swift has a distinctive light mid-dorsal stripe.[2]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

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O. grandidieri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c 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).

Further reading

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  • 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". Copeia 1952 (3): 182. (Oplurus grandidieri, new combination).