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Zonosaurus boettgeri

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Species of reptile

Zonosaurus boettgeri
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Zonosaurus
Species: Z. boettgeri
Binomial name
Zonosaurus boettgeri
Steindachner, 1891

Zonosaurus boettgeri, Boettger's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic Madagascar.

Geographic range

Z. boettgeri is found in the northern Madagascar mainland, and on the island Nosy Be, where it is found in Lokobe Reserve.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Z. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).

Description

Z. boettgeri grows to a total length (including tail) of 50 cm (20 in).

Behavior

Z. boettgeri is arboreal.

Reproduction

Z. boettgeri is oviparous.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.

References

  1. ^ Raselimanana, A.; Rakotondravony, H.; Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Zonosaurus boettgeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172969A6950216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172969A6950216.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Zonosaurus boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 boettgeri, p. 29).

Further reading

  • 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.
  • 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". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of 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). (in German).


Taxon identifiers
Zonosaurus boettgeri


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