Zonosaurus karsteni explained

Zonosaurus karsteni, also known commonly as Karsten's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Z. karsteni are forest, shrubland, and grassland.

Behavior

Z. karsteni is terrestrial.

Reproduction

Z. karsteni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache 36: 1–193. (Zonosaurus karsteni, new combination, p. 99). (in French).
• Grandidier A (1869). "Descriptions de quelques animaux nouveaux découverts, pendant l'année 1869, sur le côte ouest de Madagascar ". Revue et Magazine de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, 2e Série 21: 337–342. (Gerrhosaurus karsteni, new species, p. 341). (in French).