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Zonosaurus boettgeri

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Zonosaurus boettgeri, Boettger's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic Madagascar.^[1]^[2]

Z. boettgeri is found in the northern Madagascar mainland, and on the island Nosy Be, where it is found in Lokobe Reserve.^[2]^[3]

The preferred natural habitat of Z. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).^[1]

Z. boettgeri grows to a total length (including tail) of 50 cm (20 in).^[2]

Z. boettgeri is arboreal.^[2]

Z. boettgeri is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Raselimanana, A.; Rakotondravony, H.; Raxworthy, C.J. (2011). "Zonosaurus boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172969A6950216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172969A6950216.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zonosaurus boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
^ Tyson, Peter (2000). The Eighth Continent: Life, Death, And Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar. New York: Harper Collins. p. 19. ISBN 0-380-97577-7.
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Zonosaurus boettgeri, p. 29).