Zonosaurus

Zonosaurus madagascariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

Familia: Gerrhosauridae
Subfamilia: Zonosaurinae
Genus: Zonosaurus
Species (17): Z. aeneus – Z. anelanelany – Z. bemaraha – Z. boettgeri – Z. brygooi – Z. haraldmeieri – Z. karsteni – Z. laticaudatus – Z. madagascariensis – Z. maximus – Z. maramaintso – Z. ornatus – Z. quadrilineatus – Z. rufipes – Z. subunicolor – Z. trilineatus – Z. tsingy

Name

• Zonosaurus Boulenger, 1887: 127

Type species: Cicigna madagascariensis Gray, 1831, by subsequent designation, by Savage (1954: 332).

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Raselimanana, A.P., Raxworthy, C.J. & Nussbaum, R.A. 2000. A Revision of the Dwarf Zonosaurus Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Cordylidae) from Madagascar, including Descriptions of Three New Species. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 18: 1–16. BHL Reference page. 
• Raselimanana, A.P., Nussbaum, R.A. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2006. Observations and re-description of Zonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner 1891 and description of a second new species of long-tailed Zonosaurus from western Madagascar. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 739: 1–16. hdl: 2027.42/57175 Reference page. 
• Raselimanana, A.P., Noonan, B., Karanth, K.P., Gauthier, J. & Yoder, A.D. 2009. Phylogeny and evolution of Malagasy plated lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 50(2): 336–344. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.004 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Zonosaurus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Girdled Lizards

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