Opluridae

Oplurus cuvieri

The Madagascar iguanas ( Opluridae ) are a family of iguana -like ( Iguania ), which is endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros. They are, with the further exception of Fiji iguanas ( Brachylophus ), the only Pleurodonta, their distribution outside of America is located in the Old World.

Madagascar iguanas live in hot, bare regions. There are two genera, Oplurus, tree and felsbewohnende lizards are strongly keeled scales and often spiny tails, and the monotypic genus Chalarodon, has the small, smooth scales, and lives on the ground in sandy places. Oplurus is up to 40, Chalarodon only 20 inches long. Madagascar iguanas are diurnal and Legend eggs. Males have brighter colors and are territorial.

Species

  • Chalarodon Peters, 1854 Chalarodon madagascariensis Peters, 1854
  • Oplurus cuvieri Gray, 1831
  • Oplurus cyclurus Merrem, 1820
  • Oplurus fierinensis Gran Didier, 1869
  • Oplurus grandidieri Mocquard, 1900
  • Oplurus quadrimaculatus Duméril & Bibron, 1851
  • Oplurus saxicola Gran Didier, 1869
Squamata
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