Grandidier's Madagascar Swift

Oplurus grandidieri

''Oplurus grandidieri'' — Savage, 1952

Grandidier's Madagascar Swift is a species of saxicolous lizard of the genus ''Oplurus''.
A Grandidier's Madagascar Swift (Oplurus grandidieri) on a rocky outcrop in Anja, Madagascar This is one of two species of Oplurus I saw in the tiny Anja Community Reserve. The other was Oplurus quadrimaculatus. The O. grandidieri were warier. Their very flattened bodies let them squeeze into thin crevices in the rocks. Fall,Geotagged,Lizard,Madagascar,Oplurus grandidieri

Appearance

Grandidier's Madagascar swift has a distinctive light mid-dorsal band.

Naming

The specific name ''grandidieri'', is in honor of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyOpluridae
GenusOplurus
SpeciesO. grandidieri
Photographed in
Madagascar