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==Etymology== |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''haraldmeieri'', is in honor of German herpetologist [[Harald Meier]].<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Zonosaurus haraldmeieri'', p. 115).</ref> |
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''haraldmeieri'', is in honor of German herpetologist [[Harald Meier]].<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Zonosaurus haraldmeieri'', p. 115).</ref> |
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==Geographic range== |
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''Z. haraldmeieri'' is found near [[Antsiranana]], in [[Diana Region]], in extreme northern Madagascar.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Zonosaurus |
| Species: | Z. haraldmeieri
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Zonosaurus haraldmeieri is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, haraldmeieri, is in honor of German herpetologist Harald Meier.[3]
Geographic range
Z. haraldmeieri is found near Antsiranana, in Diana Region, in extreme northern Madagascar.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Z. haraldmeieri are forest and savanna, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as field edges and gardens.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2010). "Zonosaurus haraldmeieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T177896A7475739. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Zonosaurus haraldmeieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Zonosaurus haraldmeieri, p. 115).
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