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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 Oplurus
Biodiversity of the family Opluridae








Genus
Oplurus

Madagascar Spiny Iguanas, Malagasy Spiny Iguanas, Madagascar Swifts

Madagascar-Stachelleguane

Madagascar-tornleguaner

1829 Oplurus Cuvier (type species: Oplurus torquatus Cuvier 1829)
1843 Doryphorus Fitzinger [not Doryphorus Cuvier 1829 (Reptilia: Iguanidae)] (type species: Oplurus maximiliani Dumeril & Bibron 1837; syn. Etheridge 1982)
1843 Hoplurus Fitzinger [emendation]
Contents: 6 species, of which 5 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Comoro Islands (Grande Comoro), Madagascar.

Oplurus cuvieri

Collared Madagascar Spiny Iguana, (Cuvier's Swift)

Madagassische Halsband-Stachelleguan

Madagassisk Halsbånd-tornleguan

1829 Oplurus torquatus Cuvier [not Tropidurus torquatus Wied 1821] (Etheridge 1982)
1831 Tropidurus cuvieri Gray [substitute name for Oplurus torquatus Cuvier 1829]
Oplurus cuvieri Savage 1952
1837 Oplurus sebae Duméril & Bibron (Savage 1952)
Hoplurus sebae Fitzinger 1843
1845 Hoplurus barnardi Peters (Boulenger 1885)
1942 Hoplurus sebae comorensis Angel (Savage 1952)
Oplurus cuvieri comorensis Savage 1952
Oplurus comorensis Meirte 2004

Remarks: The taxon comorensis was regarded as a separate species by Meirte (2004), but this was not followed by Münchenberg, Wollenberg, Glaw & Vences (2008).
Distribution: Comoro Islands (Grande Comoro), Madagascar.


Oplurus cuvieri
© Rune Midtgaard

Oplurus cyclurus

Southwestern Madagascar Spiny Iguana

Südwestmadagassische Stachelleguan

Sydvestmadagassisk Tornleguan

1820 Uromastyx cyclurus Merrem
Hoplurus cyclurus Boulenger 1885
Oplurus cyclurus Savage 1952
1837 Oplurus maximiliani Duméril & Bibron (Boulenger 1885)
Dorphurus maximiliani Fitzinger 1843

Distribution: Madagascar.


Oplurus cyclurus
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Oplurus fierinensis

Anzamala Spiny Iguana

Anzamala-Stachelleguan

Anzamala-tornleguan

1869 Oplurus fierinensis Grandidier
Hoplurus fierinensis Angel 1942

Distribution: Madagascar.


Oplurus grandidieri

Vananitalo Spiny Iguana

Vananitalo-Stachelleguan

Vananitalo-tornleguan

1900 Hoplurus grandidieri Mocquard
Oplurus grandidieri Savage 1952

Distribution: Madagascar.


Oplurus grandidieri
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Oplurus quadrimaculatus

Four-spotted Spiny Iguana

Vierfleckiger Stachelleguan

Firplettet Tornleguan

1851 Oplurus quadrimaculatus Dumeril & Bibron in Dumeril & Dumeril
Centrura quadrimaculatus Duméril 1856
Hoplurus quadrimaculatus Boulenger 1885
1869 Oplurus montanus Grandidier (Boulenger 1885)

Distribution: Madagascar.


Oplurus saxicola

Madagascar Rock Spiny Iguana

Madagassische Felsenstachelleguan

Madagassisk Klippe-tornleguan

1869 Oplurus saxicola Grandidier
Hoplurus saxicola Angel 1942

Distribution: Madagascar.