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    • Grandidier's Madagascar swift (Oplurus grandidieri) is a species of saxicolous (rock dwelling) lizard in the family Opluridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.


    Etymology


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


    Description


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


    Geographic range


    On the island of Madagascar, O. grandidieri has been found in a number of localities in the southern central highlands.


    Habitat


    The preferred natural habitat of O. grandidieri is rocky areas in forest, shrubland, or grassland.


    Reproduction


    O. grandidieri is oviparous.


    References




    Further reading


    Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3. (Oplurus grandidieri, p. 261).
    Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
    Mocquard F (1900). "Nouvelle contribution à la faune herpétologique de Madagascar ". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Neuvième Série [Series 9] 2: 93–111. (Hoplurus grandidieri, new species, pp. 105–106). (in French).
    Savage JM (1952). "The Correct Generic Names for the Iguanid Lizards of Madagascar and the Fiji Islands". Copeia 1952 (3): 182. (Oplurus grandidieri, new combination).

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