Zonosaurus bemaraha RASELIMANANA, RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 2000
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| Higher Taxa | Gerrhosauridae (Zonosaurinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Zonosaurus bemaraha RASELIMANANA, RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 2000
Zonosaurus bemaraha — RECKNAGEL et al. 2013 |
| Distribution | S Madagascar
Type locality: at Antranopasasy, Bemaraha National Park, 18° 41.5’ S, 44° 43.0’ E, 100 m elevation, Antsalova Fivondronana, Toliara Province, Madagascar.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: UMMZ 217174 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | Total length up to 22 cm. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality of this species. |
| References |
- BORA, PARFAIT; J. CHRISTIAN RANDRIANANTOANDRO, ROMA RANDRIANAVELONA, ELISOA F. HANTALALAINA, RAPHALI R. ANDRIANTSIMANARILAFY, DANIEL RAKOTONDRAVONY, OLGA R. RAMILIJAONA, MIGUEL VENCES, RICHARD K. B. JENKINS, FRANK GLAW, AND JÖRN KÖHLER 2010. AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE TSINGY DE BEMARAHA PLATEAU, WESTERN MADAGASCAR: CHECKLIST, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION. Herp. Cons. Biol. 5 (1): 111-125
- Raselimanana, A. P., C. J. Raxworthy, and R. A. Nussbaum 2000. A revision of the dwarf Zonosaurus Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Cordylidae) from Madagascar, including descriptions of three new species. Scientific Papers Natural History Museum University of Kansas 18:1-16
- Raselimanana, Achille P.; Brice Noonan, K. Praveen Karanth, Jacques Gauthier, Anne D. Yoder 2009. Phylogeny and evolution of Malagasy plated lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 50 (2): 336-344 - get paper here
- Recknagel, Hans; Kathryn R. Elmer, Brice P. Noonan, Achille P. Raselimanana, Axel Meyer, Miguel Vences 2013. Multi-gene phylogeny of Madagascar’s plated lizards, Zonosaurus and Tracheloptychus (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - get paper here
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