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 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.
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: UMMZ 192205 |
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Comment | Total length up to 18 cm. |
Etymology | Named after the Malagasy name for “intermediate”, because the species is intermediate between the dwarf and larger species of Zonosaurus. |
References |
- 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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