Zonosaurus haraldmeieri

Zonosaurus haraldmeieri
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gerrhosauridae
Genus:	Zonosaurus
Species:	Z. haraldmeieri
Binomial name
Zonosaurus haraldmeieri Brygoo & Böhme, 1985
Synonyms [2]
Zonosaurus madagascariensis haraldmeieri Brygoo & Böhme, 1985

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

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. ^[1]

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. ^[1]

Reproduction

Z. haraldmeieri is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus haraldmeieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T177896A7475739. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Zonosaurus haraldmeieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 December 2014.
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 Herpétologie12 (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.