| Zonosaurus karsteni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus |
| Species: | Z. karsteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonosaurus karsteni (Grandidier, 1869) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
The preferred natural habitats of Z. karsteni are forest, shrubland, and grassland. [1]
Z. karsteni is terrestrial. [1]
The Gerrhosauridae are a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar. They are close relatives of skinks and were once classified in the same family as them.
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Zonosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae.
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Oskar Boettger was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888–1976).
The Madagascar girdled lizard or Madagascar plated lizard is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. It is found in Madagascar, some outlying islands and the Seychelles (Cosmoledo). This generally common lizard is found in a range of habitat types, including open and degraded humid forest at mid and low altitudes. It also occurs in plantations. On Cosmoledo, it occurs in open shrubland. This oviparous lizard grows to 30 cm (12 in) total length.
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