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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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withExtremely depressed reddish-green body, with marked spots. White abdomen. Large throat. Eyes very-large, of triangular form. The scales of the forefeet are webbed; the thighs of rear legs are muscular. Scales of the similar dimensions on the neck to those of the back.
The marked Madagascar swift is endemic to the province of Toliara in south-west Madagascar.