Zonosaurus karsteni

Zonosaurus karsteni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gerrhosauridae
Genus:	Zonosaurus
Species:	Z. karsteni
Binomial name
Zonosaurus karsteni (Grandidier, 1869)
Synonyms [2]
Gerrhosaurus karsteni Grandidier, 1869

Zonosaurus karsteni, also known commonly as Karsten's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Z. karsteni are forest, shrubland, and grassland. ^[1]

Behavior

Z. karsteni is terrestrial. ^[1]

Reproduction

Z. karsteni is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus karsteni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T178585A7575681. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Zonosaurus karsteni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 December 2014.

Further reading

• Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache36: 1–193. (Zonosaurus karsteni, new combination, p. 99). (in French).
• Grandidier A (1869). "Descriptions de quelques animaux nouveaux découverts, pendant l'année 1869, sur le côte ouest de Madagascar ". Revue et Magazine de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, 2e Série21: 337–342. (Gerrhosaurus karsteni, new species, p. 341). (in French).