| Oplurus grandidieri | |
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| Oplurus grandidieri, Anja Community Reserve | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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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.
Etymology
The specific name grandidieri, is in honor of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier.
Description
Grandidier's Madagascar swift has a distinctive light mid-dorsal stripe.
Geographic range
On the island of Madagascar, O. grandidieri has been found in a number of localities in the southern central highlands.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. grandidieri is rocky areas in forest, shrubland, or grassland.
Reproduction
O. grandidieri is oviparous.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
- 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 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).
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