Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Opluridae Bibliography of the genus Chalarodon Biodiversity of the family Opluridae Genus Chalarodon Madagascar Ground Iguanas Madagascar-Erdleguane Madagascar-jordleguaner 1837 Tropidogaster Dumeril & Bibron [nomen rejectum] (type species: Tropidogaster blainvillii Dumeril & Bibron 1837; syn. International Commision on Zoological Nomenclature (1971): Opinion 955) 1843 Tritropis Fitzinger [nomen rejectum] (type species: Tropidogaster blainvillii Dumeril & Bibron 1837; syn. International Commision on Zoological Nomenclature (1971): Opinion 955) 1854 Chalarodon Peters (type species: Chalarodon madagascariensis Peters 1854) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Madagascar. Chalarodon madagascariensis Keel-bellied Madagascar Ground Iguana Kielbäuchiger Madagascar-Erdleguan Kølbuget Madagascar-jordleguan 1837 Tropidogaster blainvillii Dumeril & Bibron [nomen rejectum] (International Commision on Zoological Nomenclature (1971): Opinion 955) Ptychosaurus blainvillii Fitzinger 1843 Tropidurus ? blainvillii Boulenger 1885 1854 Chalarodon madagascariensis Peters Distribution: Madagascar. Chalarodon steinkampi Smooth-bellied Madagascar Ground Iguana Glattbäuchiger Madagascar-Erdleguan Glatbuget Madagascar-jordleguan 2015 Chalarodon steinkampi Miralles, Glaw, Ratsoavina & Vences Distribution: Madagascar.