Zonosaurus brygooi, also known commonly as Brygoo's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus |
| Species: | Z. brygooi
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Etymology edit
The specific name, brygooi, is in honor of French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo.[2][3]
Geographic range edit
Z. brygooi is found in northeastern Madagascar.[1]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of Z. brygooi is forest, at altitudes of 600–850 m (1,970–2,790 ft).[1]
Description edit
Z. brygooi may attain a total length (including tail) of 30 cm (12 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M. (2020). "Zonosaurus brygooi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172894A177348303. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Zonosaurus brygooi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Zonosaurus brygooi, p. 41).
Further reading edit
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Lang M, Böhme W (1990). "A new species of the Zonosaurus rufipes-complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Gerrhosauridae) from Northern Madagascar". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 59: 163–168. (Zonosaurus brygooi, new species).
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