Oplurus saxicola
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oplurus saxicola (marked Madagascar swift) is a saxicolous (rock dwelling) iguana. The name of this species, saxicola, comes from the Latin saxum, meaning stone or rock, as they live within that environment.
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Oplurus saxicola | |
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Opulus saxicola with tail twice as long as body in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Opluridae |
Genus: | Oplurus |
Species: | O. saxicola |
Binomial name | |
Oplurus saxicola (Grandidier, 1869) | |
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