Zonosaurus

Zonosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae.

Geographic range

Species in the genus Zonosaurus are found in Madagascar and Seychelles.

Species

The following 17 species are considered to be valid.

• Zonosaurus aeneus <small>(Grandidier, 1872)</small> – bronze girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus anelanelany <small>Raselimanana, & , 2000</small>
• Zonosaurus bemaraha <small>Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000</small>
• Zonosaurus boettgeri <small>Steindachner, 1891</small> – Boettger's girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus brygooi <small> & , 1990</small> – Brygoo's girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus haraldmeieri <small> & Böhme, 1985</small> – green zonosaur
• Zonosaurus karsteni <small>(Grandidier, 1869)</small> – Karsten's girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus laticaudatus <small>(Grandidier, 1869)</small> – western girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus madagascariensis <small>(Gray, 1831)</small> – Madagascar girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus maramaintso <small>Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2006</small>
• Zonosaurus maximus <small>Boulenger, 1896</small> – southeastern girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus ornatus <small>(Gray, 1831)</small> – ornate girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus quadrilineatus <small>(Grandidier, 1867)</small> – four-lined girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus rufipes <small>(Boettger, 1881)</small> – red-legged girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus subunicolor <small>(Boettger, 1881)</small>
• Zonosaurus trilineatus <small>Angel, 1939</small> – three-lined girdled lizard
• Zonosaurus tsingy <small>Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000</small> – tsingy plated lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Zonosaurus.

References

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Gerrhosauridæ, ... xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Zonosaurus, new genus, p.&nbsp;127).
• Raselimanana AP, , (2000). "A revision of the dwarf Zonosaurus Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Cordylidae) from Madagascar, including descriptions of three new species". Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas 18: 1–16.