Chalarodon madagascariensis | |
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Chalarodon madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertilia |
Infraorder: | Iguania |
Family: | Opluridae |
Genus: | Chalarodon |
Species: | C. madagascariensis |
Binomial name | |
Chalarodon madagascariensis (Peters, 1854) |
Chalarodon is a genus of Malagasy terrestrial iguanian lizard. Its only species is Chalarodon madagascariensis.
Its Malagasy relatives are the iguanians of the genus Oplurus.
It is common in some of the drier areas of Madagascar.