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Zonosaurus karsteni

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Species of reptile

Zonosaurus karsteni
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Zonosaurus
Species: Z. karsteni
Binomial name
Zonosaurus karsteni
(Grandidier, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Gerrhosaurus karsteni
    Grandidier, 1869

Zonosaurus karsteni, also known commonly as Karsten's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Z. karsteni are forest, shrubland, and grassland.

Behavior

Z. karsteni is terrestrial.

Reproduction

Z. karsteni is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus karsteni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178585A7575681. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Zonosaurus karsteni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.

Further reading

  • Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache 36: 1–193. (Zonosaurus karsteni, new combination, p. 99). (in French).
  • Grandidier A (1869). "Descriptions de quelques animaux nouveaux découverts, pendant l'année 1869, sur le côte ouest de Madagascar ". Revue et Magazine de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, 2e Série 21: 337–342. (Gerrhosaurus karsteni, new species, p. 341). (in French).
Taxon identifiers
Zonosaurus karsteni


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