Zonosaurus karsteni

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Raselimanana, A. |author-link=Achille Philippe Raselimanana |author2=Vences, M. |author2-link=Miguel Vences |date=2010|title=Zonosaurus karsteni |volume=2010 |page=e.T178585A7575681 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178585/7575681|access-date=19 November 2021}}

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| genus = Zonosaurus

| species = karsteni

| authority =(Grandidier, 1869)

| synonyms = *Gerrhosaurus karsteni
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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.{{NRDB species|genus=Zonosaurus|species=karsteni|accessdate=16 December 2014}}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Z. karsteni are forest, shrubland, and grassland.

Behavior

Z. karsteni is terrestrial.

Reproduction

Z. karsteni is oviparous.

References

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Further reading

  • 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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Category:Zonosaurus

Category:Reptiles of Madagascar

Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar

Category:Reptiles described in 1869

Category:Taxa named by Alfred Grandidier

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