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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus |
| Species: | Z. karsteni
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| Zonosaurus karsteni (Grandidier, 1869)
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Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of Z. karsteni are forest, shrubland, and grassland.[1]
Behavior
editZ. karsteni is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus karsteni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178585A7575681. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Zonosaurus karsteni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
Further reading
edit- Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache 36: 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 Série 21: 337–342. (Gerrhosaurus karsteni, new species, p. 341). (in French).
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