Oplurus cuvieri

Oplurus cuvieri
At Anjajavy Forest, Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Opluridae
Genus: Oplurus
Species:
O. cuvieri
Binomial name
Oplurus cuvieri
(Gray, 1831)
Synonyms[2]

Oplurus cuvieri, commonly known as the collared iguana, the collared iguanid lizard, Cuvier's Madagascar skink, Cuvier's Madagascar swift, and the Madagascan collared iguana, is a species of arboreal lizard in the family Opluridae. The species is native to Madagascar and the island of Grande Comore, Comoros. There are two recognized subspecies. O. cuvieri is the largest of six species in the genus Oplurus.

  1. ^ Vences, M.; Hawlitschek, O. (2011). "Oplurus cuvieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172763A6913310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172763A6913310.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Oplurus cuvieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 October 2020.