Zonosaurus karsteni
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Karsten’s Girdled Lizard
This species looks very similar to the Zonosaurus ornatus that we had had seen at Ranomafana, but lives in much drier areas.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
Online references:
- Zonosaurus karsteni account on The Reptile Database
- Zonosaurus karsteni account on iNaturalist
- Walter Cocca, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Franco Andreone, Gennaro Aprea, Paolo Eusebio Bergè, Fabio Mattioli, Vincenzo Mercurio, Jasmin Emile Randrianirina, Daniela Rosado, Miguel Vences & Angelica Crottini, 2018. The herpetofauna (Amphibia, Crocodylia, Squamata, Testudines) of the Isalo Massif, Southwest Madagascar: combining morphological, molecular and museum data
Printed references:
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2007. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition