Oplurus grandidieri
| Oplurus grandidieri | |
|---|---|
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| Oplurus grandidieri, Anja Community Reserve | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Opluridae |
| Genus: | Oplurus |
| Species: | O. grandidieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Oplurus grandidieri (Mocquard, 1900) | |
| Synonyms | |
Grandidier's Madagascar swift (Oplurus grandidieri ) is a species of saxicolous (rock dwelling) lizard of the genus Oplurus.
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 band.
Geographic range
Oplurus grandidieri is endemic to Madagascar. It has been found in a number of localities in the southern central highlands.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Oplurus grandidieri ". /www.iucnredlist.org. IUCN Red List. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Oplurus grandidieri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 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
- 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).
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