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Zonosaurus madagascariensis (GRAY, 1831)

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Higher TaxaGerrhosauridae (Zonosaurinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesZonosaurus madagascariensis madagascariensis (GRAY 1845)
Zonosaurus madagascariensis insulanus BRYGOO 1985 
Common NamesE: Madagascar Girdled Lizard
G: Madagaskar-Ringel-Schildechse 
SynonymCicigna Madagascariensis GRAY 1831: 64
Cicigna madagascariensis GRAY 1845: 49
Gerrhosaurus bifasciatus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 375
Zonosaurus madagascariensis — BOULENGER 1887: 127
Zonosaurus madagascariensis — ANGEL 1942: 98
Zonosaurus madagascariensis madagascariensis — BRYGOO 1985: 49
Zonosaurus madagascariensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 302
Zonosaurus madagascariensis — RECKNAGEL et al. 2013
Zonosaurus cf. madagascariensis — BORA et al. 2010

Zonosaurus madagascariensis insulanus BRYGOO 1985
Zonosaurus madagascariensis insulanus BRYGOO 1985: 53
Zonosaurus madagascariensis insulanus — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 303
Zonosaurus madagascariensis insulanus — SANCHEZ et al. 2019 
DistributionMadagascar, Seychelles, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, Nosy Komba, Nosy Sakatia, Nosy Tanikely

insulanus: Glorioso and Cosmoledo islands  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.8.9.91; Lectotype: ZMB
Holotype: BMNH 83.1.22.12 [insulanus] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus): The two Malagasy species of Tracheloptychus possess keeled dorsal scales (in contrast to Zonosaurus which have smooth scales), and keeled scales underneath digits (rounded in Zonosaurus) (Recknagel et al. 2013). 
CommentType species: Cicigna madagascariensis GRAY 1831 is the type species of the genus Zonosaurus BOULENGER 1887. See SAVAGE 1954: 332 for details. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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