Biology:Zonosaurus haraldmeieri

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Short description: Species of reptile

Zonosaurus haraldmeieri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Zonosaurus
Species:
Z. haraldmeieri
Binomial name
Zonosaurus haraldmeieri
Brygoo & Böhme, 1985
Synonyms[1]
  • Zonosaurus madagascariensis haraldmeieri
    Brygoo & Böhme, 1985

Zonosaurus haraldmeieri is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar .[2][1]

Etymology

The specific name, haraldmeieri, is in honor of German herpetologist Harald Meier.[3]

Geographic range

Z. haraldmeieri is found near Antsiranana, in Diana Region, in extreme northern Madagascar.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Z. haraldmeieri are forest and savanna, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as field edges and gardens.[2]

Reproduction

Z. haraldmeieri is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zonosaurus haraldmeieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 19 November 2021
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Zonosaurus haraldmeieri, p. 115).

Further reading

  • Brygoo É-R, Böhme W (1985). "Un Zonosaurus nouveau de la région d'Antseranana (= Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar) (Reptilia: Cordylidae)". Revue française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 12 (1): 31–32. (Zonosaurus madagascariensis haraldmeieri, new subspecies). (in French).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN:978-3929449-03-7.


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