Chalarodon
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{{Automatic Taxobox
| name = Chalarodon
| image = Three-eyed lizard (Chalarodon madagascariensis) male Toliara.jpg
| image_caption = male, Toliara
| taxon = Chalarodon
| authority = Peters, 1854
}}
Chalarodon is a genus of Malagasy terrestrial iguanian lizard. It was considered a monotypic genus, until in 2015 a second species, Chalarodon steinkampi, was recognised based on morphology and DNA sequence data.{{cite journal|last1=Miralles|first1=Aurelien|last2=Glaw|first2=Frank|last3=Ratsoavina|first3=Fanomezana|last4=Vences|first4=Miguel|title=A likely microendemic new species of terrestrial iguana, genus Chalarodon, from Madagascar|journal=Zootaxa|date=2015|volume=3946|issue=2|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3946.2.3|ref=Miralles2015|pmid=25947685|pages=201–20}} The common names of this genus include Chalarodon or Dangalia lizard.
Its Malagasy relatives are the iguanians of the genus Oplurus.
Species
Two species of Chalarodon exist:
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Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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120px | Chalarodon madagascariensis Peters, 1854 | Western, southern, and south eastern Madagascar |
Chalarodon steinkampi Miralles, Glaw, Ratsoavina & Vences, 2015 | Eastern Madagascar |
Habitat
Members of this genus inhabit semi-arid to arid regions and almost entirely open, or very sparsely vegetated habitats with sandy soil in southern, western, and south eastern Madagascar.{{cite book|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar|date=2007|publisher=Vences & Glaw Verlags|location=Köln|isbn=978-3-929449-03-7|edition=3rd|ref=GlawVences07}}
Nutrition
The Madagascar sand lizards are insectivores. In addition to insects, sometimes plants are ingested, particularly in the form of leaves and roots.
Reproduction
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar
Category:Reptiles of Madagascar
Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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