---
title: "Vierfleck-Madagaskarleguan"
description: "Oplurus quadrimaculatus — Reptilien. Oplurus quadrimaculatus, the Duméril's Madagascar Swift or Madagascar spotted spiny-tailed iguana, is a terrestrial malagasy iguana belonging to the family Opluridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/dumeril-s-madagascar-swift
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vierfleck-Madagaskarleguan

> Oplurus quadrimaculatus — Reptilien. Oplurus quadrimaculatus, the Duméril's Madagascar Swift or Madagascar spotted spiny-tailed iguana, is a terrestrial malagasy iguana belonging to the family Opluridae.

- Scientific name: *Oplurus quadrimaculatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 552
- Wikidata: [Q5238725](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5238725)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36067](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36067)

## Names

- en: Dumeril's Madagascar Swift
- de: Vierfleck-Madagaskarleguan

## Countries with the most observations

MG (398)

## Summary

Oplurus quadrimaculatus, the Duméril's Madagascar Swift or Madagascar spotted spiny-tailed iguana, is a terrestrial malagasy iguana belonging to the family Opluridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplurus_quadrimaculatus

## Photo

![Vierfleck-Madagaskarleguan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dumeril-s-madagascar-swift/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109591935

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dumeril-s-madagascar-swift?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).