Oplurus cuvieri

Oplurus cuvieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Opluridae
Genus: Oplurus
Species: Oplurus cuvieri

Name

Oplurus cuvieri (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 1433.
• Type locality: “Braz”.

Combinations

• Tropidurus cuvieri Gray, 1831: 41 [original combination]
• Oplurus cuvieri — Savage, 1952 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oplurus cuvieri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 October 2019.
• Vences, M. & Hawlitschek, O. 2011. IUCN: Oplurus cuvieri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172763A6913310. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172763A6913310.en

Vernacular names

English: Cuvier's Madagascar Swift

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