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Zonosaurus laticaudatus (GRANDIDIER, 1869)

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Higher TaxaGerrhosauridae (Zonosaurinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: western Girdled Lizard 
SynonymGerrhosaurus laticaudatus GRANDIDIER 1869: 4
Zonosaurus laticaudatus — MOCQUARD 1895: 98
Zonosaurus laticaudatus — ANDERSSON 1910: 8
Zonosaurus laticaudatus — ANGEL 1942: 96
Zonosaurus laticaudatus — BRYGOO 1985: 29
Zonosaurus laticaudatus — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 303
Zonosaurus laticaudatus — RECKNAGEL et al. 2013 
DistributionMadagascar

Type locality: “Madagascar”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMW 14827 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: “Se distingue de Z. madagascariensis Gray, par la frontonasale séparée de la frontale, par sa queue très déprimée et élargie à la base, et par les deux bandes verdâtres latéro-dorsales qui vont en convergeant en avant pour se réunir sur la tête. Quatre spécimens de la côte Sud-Ouest (Fiérin).” (Mocquard 1895)


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References
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