| Zonosaurus haraldmeieri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Zonosaurus haraldmeieri is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, haraldmeieri, is in honor of German herpetologist Harald Meier.
Geographic range
Z. haraldmeieri is found near Antsiranana, in Diana Region, in extreme northern Madagascar.
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.
Reproduction
Z. haraldmeieri is oviparous.
References
- ^ Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus haraldmeieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T177896A7475739. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Zonosaurus haraldmeieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
- 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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