Zonosaurus anelanelany RASELIMANANA, RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 2000

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Higher Taxa	Gerrhosauridae (Zonosaurinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
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Synonym	Zonosaurus anelanelany RASELIMANANA, RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 2000: 7 Zonosaurus anelanelany — RECKNAGEL et al. 2013
Distribution	S Madagascar Type locality: at Sainte-Luce strand forest, 24°49’ S, 47° 09’ E, 20 m elevation, Tolagnaro Fivondronana, Toliara Province, Madagascar.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 192205, adult female; paratypes: UMMZ
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A robust dwarf Zonosaurus (maximum SVL93 mm) with fewer than 51 ventral scale rows between chin and cloaca; 17-20 lamellae under 4th toe; typically four supralabials anterior to subocular (three supralabials on both sides of the head occurred once in a series of 27 specimens); two supralabials posterior to subocular; 13-16 femoral pores; pale dorsolateral line between head and anterior insertion of front limbs, typically not broken (or broken on one side only); throat without dark longitudinal lines. Size: All other species of dwarf Zonosaurus have a maximum adult SVL of less than 89 mm. Zonosaurus subunicolor, rufipes, and tsingy lack pale dorsolateral lines between the head and the anterior insertion point of the front limbs (Figures 2e, 2f, 2g). Zonosaurus aeneus has a greater number of ventral scale rows between the chin and cloaca (51-59), 2-3 supralabials anterior to the subocular, and typically one supralabial posterior to subocular. Zonosaurus brygooi has 3 supralabials anterior to the subocular, and the dorsolateral line between the head and the insertion of the forelimbs is always broken. Zonosaurus bemaraha (Fig. 2h) has more lamellae under the 4th toe (22-23), typically 3 supralabials anterior to the subocular, and a maximum SVL of 75 mm. (RASELIMANANA et al. 2000) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3032 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
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References	Hyde Roberts, S., Sannolo, M., Longosoa, H. T., Clark, R., Jhaveri, L., Rosa, G. M., ... & Crottini, A. 2025. A littoral treasure trove: a comprehensive assessment of the herpetofauna of Sainte Luce, southeastern Madagascar. Systematics and Biodiversity 23(1): 2513472 - get paper here 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
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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