Zonosaurus
| Zonosaurus | |
|---|---|
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| Zonosaurus laticaudatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus Boulenger, 1887[1] |
Zonosaurus is a genus of gerrhosaurid lizards.[1]
Geographic range
Species in the genus Zonosaurus are found in Madagascar and Seychelles.[2]
Species
The following 17 species are considered valid.[2]
- Zonosaurus aeneus (Grandidier, 1872)
- Zonosaurus anelanelany Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000
- Zonosaurus bemaraha Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000
- Zonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner, 1891
- Zonosaurus brygooi Lang & Böhme, 1990
- Zonosaurus haraldmeieri Brygoo & Böhme, 1985 – green zonosaur
- Zonosaurus karsteni (Grandidier, 1869) – Karsten's zonosaur
- Zonosaurus laticaudatus (Grandidier, 1869) – wide-tailed zonosaur
- Zonosaurus madagascariensis (Gray, 1831) – Madagascar zonosaur
- Zonosaurus maramaintso Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2006
- Zonosaurus maximus Boulenger, 1896 – giant zonosaur
- Zonosaurus ornatus (Gray, 1831) – jewelled zonosaur
- Zonosaurus quadrilineatus (Grandidier, 1867) – four-lined zonosaur
- Zonosaurus rufipes (Boettger, 1881) – red-footed zonosaur
- Zonosaurus subunicolor (Boettger, 1881)
- Zonosaurus trilineatus Angel, 1939 – three-lined zonosaur
- Zonosaurus tsingy Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zonosaurus.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, ... xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XXVII. (Zonosaurus, new genus, p. 127).
- Raselimanana AP, Raxworthy CJ, Nussbaum RA. 2000. A revision of the dwarf Zonosaurus Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Cordylidae) from Madagascar, including descriptions of three new species. Sci. Pap. Nat. Hist. Mus. Univ. Kansas 18: 1-16.