Oplurus cyclurus
| Oplurus cyclurus | |
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| In Reserve Reniala, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Opluridae |
| Genus: | Oplurus |
| Species: | O. cyclurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oplurus cyclurus (Merrem, 1820)
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| 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.
Description
[edit]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.
Behavior, habitat, and geographic range
[edit]O. cyclurus is mostly arboreal, living in the spiny forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Vences, M. (2011). "Oplurus cyclurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172831A6926304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172831A6926304.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Oplurus cyclurus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (December 2018). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN 978-3929449037.
Further reading
[edit]- Merrem B (1820). Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + one plate. (Uromastyx cyclurus, new species, p. 56). (in German and Latin).
- Savage JM (1952). "The Correct Generic Names for the Iguanid Lizards of Madagascar and the Fiji Islands". Copeia 1952 (3): 182. (Oplurus cyclurus, new combination).
- Schlüter, Uwe (2013). Madagaskarleguane: Lebensweise, Pflege und Fortpflanzung [= Madagascar Iguanas: Habits, Care and Reproduction]. Rheinstetten: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 88 pp. ISBN 978-39808264-8-8. (in German).
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