Oplurus cyclurus

Oplurus cyclurus, also known commonly as the Madagascar swift and Merrem's Madagascar swift, is a species of lizard in the family Opluridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It is arboreal and mostly insectivorous. Its breeding is timed with the rainy season.

Description
Oplurus cyclurus is similar in appearance to Oplurus cuvieri; the two species may be easily confused.

Oplurus cyclurus is slightly smaller than Oplurus cuvieri. Both species have a distinctive large spiny tail, and neither has a dorsal crest. Oplurus cyclurus has a dark brown or black band around the neck and similar paler markings on its back.

Behavior, habitat, and geographic range
O. cyclurus is mostly arboreal, living in the spiny forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar.

Reproduction
O. cyclurus is oviparous.