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Three-eyed Malagasy Iguana I love this lizard and I love one of the alternative names - the three-eyed lizard which you can clearly see in this photo (that is not actually a third eye on the top of its head but rather just a black spot but it sure looks like a third eye!). Small lizards are often a challenge to identify but this unique feature makes this one a breeze! Chalarodon madagascariensis,Geotagged,Madagascar,Spring,three-eyed malagasy iguana Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Three-eyed Malagasy Iguana

I love this lizard and I love one of the alternative names - the three-eyed lizard which you can clearly see in this photo (that is not actually a third eye on the top of its head but rather just a black spot but it sure looks like a third eye!). Small lizards are often a challenge to identify but this unique feature makes this one a breeze!

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    Stephen Philips
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    Very cool intro and information on this species. Looks a lot like the earless lizards of N. America (deserts). I love these little guys... so intricate and fragile. Posted 8 years ago
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      Barry
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      Yeah, and so much fun to watch! My favorite is the Zebra-tailed Lizard that I saw several times in Joshua Tree NP in California - your basic earless lizard but with a wonderful black-and-white striped tail (which coincidentally makes it also easy to identify). Posted 8 years ago

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The Chalarodon madagascariensis

''Chalarodon madagascariensis'' is a species of Malagasy terrestrial iguanian lizard native to western, southern, and south eastern Madagascar. Until 2015, it was thought to be the only member of its genus, but a second species, ''C. steinkampi'' was recognised in 2015. It is not yet clear if the distributional range of these two species overlaps.

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Uploaded Apr 28, 2017. Captured Oct 14, 2011 19:32 in 9, Ifaty, Madagascar.
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  • EX-ZR100
  • f/4.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO100
  • 11.1mm