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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gerrhosauridae
Bibliography of the genus Zonosaurus
Biodiversity of the family Gerrhosauridae








Genus
Zonosaurus

Madagascar Plated Lizards

Ringel-Schildechsen

Bælte-pladeøgler

1887 Zonosaurus Boulenger (type species: Cicigna madagascariensis Gray 1831)
Contents: 17 species, of which 16 (94.1%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be), Seychelles (Cosmoledo).

Zonosaurus aeneus

Bronze Plated Lizard

Bronze-Schildechse

Bronze-pladeøgle

1872 Gerrhosaurus aeneus Grandidier
Zonosaurus aeneus Boulenger 1887

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus anelanelany

Toliara Plated Lizard

Toliara-Schildechse

Toliara-pladeøgle

2000 Zonosaurus anelanelany Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus bemaraha

Bemaraha Plated Lizard

Bemaraha-Schildechse

Bemaraha-pladeøgle

2000 Zonosaurus bemaraha Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus boettgeri

Antsiranana Plated Lizard

Antsiranana-Schildechse

Antsiranana-pladeøgle

1891 Zonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner
1900 Zonozaurus longicaudatus [sic] Mocquard (Angel 1942)

Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Zonosaurus brygooi

Loucoubé Plated Lizard

Loucoubé-Schildechse

Loucoubé-pladeøgle

1989 Zonosaurus brygooi Lang & Böhme

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus haraldmeieri

Green Plated Lizard

Grüne Schildechse

Grøn Pladeøgle

1985 Zonosaurus madagascariensis haraldmeieri Brygoo & Böhme
Zonosaurus haraldmeieri Meier 1989

Remarks: Originally described as a subspecies of madagascariensis (Brygoo & Böhme 1985), but now regarded as a full species by most authors (e.g., Lang 1991; Glaw & Vences 1994; Raxworthy & Nussbaum 1994).
Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus karsteni

Crown-spotted Plated Lizard, (Karsten's Plated Lizard)

Kopffleckiger Schildechse

Diadem-pladeøgle

1869 Gerrhosaurus karsteni Grandidier
Zonosaurus karsteni Boulenger 1887

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus laticaudatus

Broad-tailed Plated Lizard

Breitschwanz-Schildechse

Bredhalet Pladeøgle

1869 Gerrhosaurus laticaudatus Grandidier
Zonosaurus laticaudatus Angel 1942
1887 Zonosaurus laticaudus Boulenger [substitute name for Gerrhosaurus laticaudatus Grandidier 1869] (Wermuth 1968)

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus laticaudatus
© Rune Midtgaard

Zonosaurus madagascariensis

Common Madagascar Plated Lizard

Madagascar-Schildechse

Almindelig Bælte-pladeøgle

1831 Cicigna madagascariensis Gray
Zonosaurus madagascariensis Boulenger 1887
1839 Gerrhosaurus bifasciatus Duméril & Bibron (Boulenger 1887)
1985 Zonosaurus madagascariensis insulanus Brygoo

Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be), Seychelles (Cosmoledo).


Zonosaurus maramaintso

Mahajanga Plated Lizard

Mahajanga-Schildechse

Mahajanga-pladeøgle

2006 Zonosaurus maramaintso Raselimanana, Nussbaum & Raxworthy

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus maximus

Southeastern Madagascar Plated Lizard

Südostmadagassische Schildechse

Stor Bælte-pladeøgle

1896 Zonosaurus maximus Boulenger

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus ornatus

Ornate Plated Lizard

Pracht-Schildechse

Pragt-pladeøgle

1831 Cicigna madagascariensis ornata Gray
Zonosaurus ornatus Boulenger 1887
1834 Gerrhosaurus lineatus Cocteau (Boulenger 1887)

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus ornatus
© Rune Midtgaard

Zonosaurus quadrilineatus

Four-lined Plated Lizard

Vierstreifen-Schildechse

Firstribet Pladeøgle

1867 Gerrhosaurus 4-lineatus Grandidier
Zonosaurus quadrilineatus Boulenger 1887

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus quadrilineatus
© Rune Midtgaard

Zonosaurus rufipes

Red-legged Plated Lizard

Rotbeinige Schildechse

Rødbenet Pladeøgle

1881 Gerrhosaurus rufipes Boettger
Zonosaurus rufipes Boulenger 1887

Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Zonosaurus subunicolor

Nosy Bé Plated Lizard

Nosy Be-Schildechse

Nosy Bé-pladeøgle

1881 Gerrhosaurus rufipes subunicolor Boettger
Zonosaurus subunicolor Glaw & Vences 1994

Remarks: Elevated to species status by Vences, Müller-Jung, Glaw & Böhme (1996), but already Glaw & Vences (1994) treated it as a separate species.
Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).


Zonosaurus trilineatus

Three-lined Plated Lizard

Dreistreifen-Schildechse

Trestribet Pladeøgle

1939 Zonosaurus trilineatus Angel

Distribution: Madagascar.


Zonosaurus tsingy

Ankarana Plated Lizard

Ankarana-Schildechse

Ankarana-pladeøgle

2000 Zonosaurus tsingy Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum

Distribution: Madagascar.