Zonosaurus haraldmeieri is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
Genus: | Zonosaurus |
Species: | Z. haraldmeieri
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Binomial name | |
Zonosaurus haraldmeieri | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, haraldmeieri, is in honor of German herpetologist Harald Meier.[3]
Geographic range
editZ. haraldmeieri is found near Antsiranana, in Diana Region, in extreme northern Madagascar.[1]
Habitat
editThe 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.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus haraldmeieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T177896A7475739. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c 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
edit- 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.