Zonosaurus boettgeri
| Zonosaurus boettgeri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus |
| Species: | Z. boettgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner, 1891 | |
Zonosaurus boettgeri is a species of lizard endemic to northern Madagascar, including Nosy Be.[1][2] It is found in Lokobe Reserve.[3] This arboreal lizard grows to 50 cm (20 in) total length.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[4][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raselimanana, A., Rakotondravony, H. & Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Zonosaurus boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zonosaurus boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
- ↑ Tyson, Peter. (2000). The Eighth Continent: Life, Death, And Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar. New York: Harper Collins. p. 19. ISBN 0-380-97577-7.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Zonosaurus boettgeri, p. 29).
Further reading
- Raselimanana AP, Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ. 2006. Observations and re-description of Zonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner 1891 and description of a second new species of long-tailed Zonosaurus from western Madagascar. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (739): 1-16.
- Steindachner F. 1891. "Über einige neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibien-Arten ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 100 (6): 291-316 + 2 plates. (Zonosaurus boettgeri, new species, pp. 299-301).