Zonosaurus brygooi explained

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.

Etymology

The specific name, brygooi, is in honor of French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo.^[1]

Geographic range

Z. brygooi is found in northeastern Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Z. brygooi is forest, at altitudes of .

Description

Z. brygooi may attain a total length (including tail) of .

Reproduction

Z. brygooi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
• 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).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]