| Madagascar Girdled Lizard | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus |
| Species: | Z. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonosaurus madagascariensis (Gray, 1831) |
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The Madagascar Girdled Lizard or Madagascar Plated Lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. It is found in Madagascar and the Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.