Oplurus cyclurus

Oplurus cyclurus
In Reserve Reniala, Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Opluridae
Genus: Oplurus
Species:
O. cyclurus
Binomial name
Oplurus cyclurus
(Merrem, 1820)
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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Species Oplurus cyclurus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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.

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