Zonosaurus tsingy

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: Zonosaurus tsingy

Name

• Zonosaurus tsingy Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000: 11

Holotype: UMMZ 217422, adult ♂, collected by J.B. Ramanamanjato, on 28 April 1996.

Type locality: “at Lac Vert, Ankarana National Park, 12°52’ S, 49°06’ E, 100 m elevation, Ambilobe Fivondronana, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar”.

References

Primary 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Zonosaurus tsingy. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 July 2018.
• Raxworthy, C.J. & Raselimanana, A. 2011. IUCN: Zonosaurus tsingy  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172780A6916716. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172780A6916716.en