Zonosaurus ornatus

Zonosaurus ornatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Gerrhosauridae
Subfamilia: Zonosaurinae
Genus: Zonosaurus
Species: Zonosaurus ornatus

Name

Zonosaurus ornatus (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.19.50.
• Type locality: “Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Cicigna madagascariensis var. ornata Gray, 1831: 64 [original combination]
• Gerrhosaurus ornatus — Boettger, 1877: 35 [subsequent combination]
• Zonosaurus ornatus — Boulenger, 1887: 127 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Gerrhosaurus lineatus Cocteau, 1834: unpaginated [synonymized by Gray (1845: 50)]
  • Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.2810, collected by Jules Goudot.
  • Type locality: “Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 
• Cocteau, J.T. 1834. [Reptiles]. Magasin de Zoologie Class 3, 4: plates 1–16. BHL
• Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History) Second edition. Volume 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. Printed by Order of the Trustees: London. XII + 575 pp., pls I–XL. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Zonosaurus ornatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 July 2018.
• Raselimanana, A. & Vences, M. 2011. IUCN: Zonosaurus ornatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172804A6921399. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172804A6921399.en

Vernacular names

• English: Ornate Girdled Lizard

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