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Opluridae, or
Madagascan Iguanas, are a family of moderately sized lizards native to
MadagascarMadagascar, or Republic of Madagascar , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth-largest island in the world, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic to...
. The family includes species that live amongst rocks, some that live in trees, and one that inhabits sand dunes. All of the species lay eggs, and have teeth that resemble those of the true
iguanaIguana is a genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean.. The genus was first described by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena in 1768...
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The
Opluridae, or
Madagascan Iguanas, are a family of moderately sized lizards native to
MadagascarMadagascar, or Republic of Madagascar , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth-largest island in the world, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic to...
. The family includes species that live amongst rocks, some that live in trees, and one that inhabits sand dunes. All of the species lay eggs, and have teeth that resemble those of the true
iguanaIguana is a genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean.. The genus was first described by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena in 1768...
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Family Opluridae
- Genus Chalarodon
Chalarodon is a genus of Malagasy terrestrial iguana. Its only species is Chalarodon madagascariensis.Its Malagasy relatives are the iguanas of the genus Oplurus....
- Chalarodon madagascariensis
- Genus Oplurus
Oplurus is a genus of Malagasy iguana, most of which are rock-dwelling terrestrial species. Only Oplurus cyclurus is arboreal.The sister genus to Oplurus is Chalarodon, which contains one species: Chalarodon madagascariensis, also a terrestrial iguana.The six species in the genus Oplurus:*Oplurus...
- Oplurus cuvieri
- Oplurus cyclurus
- Oplurus fierinensis
- Oplurus grandidieri
- Oplurus quadrimaculatus
- Oplurus saxicola