Zonosaurus boettgeri
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Zonosaurus boettgeri is a species of lizard endemic to northern Madagascar, including Nosy Be.[1][2] It is found in Lokobe Reserve.[3] This arboreal lizard grows to 50 cm (20 in) total length.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[4][2]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ a b c 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).
Further reading
- Raselimanana AP, Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ. 2006. Observations and re-description of Zonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner 1891 and description of a second new species of long-tailed Zonosaurus from western Madagascar. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (739): 1-16.
- Steindachner F. 1891. "Über einige neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibien-Arten ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 100 (6): 291-316 + 2 plates. (Zonosaurus boettgeri, new species, pp. 299-301).
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