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Brygoo's Girdled Lizard
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Brygoo's Girdled Lizard

Zonosaurus brygooi

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.

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Range & habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Z. brygooi is forest, at altitudes of 600–850 m (1,970–2,790 ft).

Wikipedia: “Habitat”

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In human culture

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

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34712.