---
title: "Madagaskarleguaan"
description: "Chalarodon madagascariensis — Reptielen. Chalarodon madagascariensis is a species of Malagasy terrestrial iguanian lizard native to western, southern, and south eastern Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/madagascar-iguana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madagaskarleguaan

> Chalarodon madagascariensis — Reptielen. Chalarodon madagascariensis is a species of Malagasy terrestrial iguanian lizard native to western, southern, and south eastern Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Chalarodon madagascariensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 748
- Wikidata: [Q1168082](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1168082)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36065](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36065)

## Names

- en: Madagascar Iguana
- de: Kleiner Madagaskarleguan
- nl: Madagaskarleguaan

## Countries with the most observations

MG (662)

## Summary

Chalarodon madagascariensis is a species of Malagasy terrestrial iguanian lizard native to western, southern, and south eastern Madagascar. Until 2015, it was thought to be the only member of its genus, but a second species, C. steinkampi was recognised in 2015. It is not yet clear if the distributional range of these two species overlaps.

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

## Photo

![Madagaskarleguaan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/madagascar-iguana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11493622

## Machine access

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