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title: "Madagascar Girdled Lizard"
description: "Zonosaurus madagascariensis — Reptielen. The Madagascar girdled lizard or Madagascar plated lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/madagascar-girdled-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madagascar Girdled Lizard

> Zonosaurus madagascariensis — Reptielen. The Madagascar girdled lizard or Madagascar plated lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae.

- Scientific name: *Zonosaurus madagascariensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 565
- Wikidata: [Q1164764](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1164764)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34702](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34702)

## Names

- en: Madagascar Girdled Lizard
- de: Madagaskar-Ringel-Schildechse
- fr: Zonosaure de Madagascar
- pl: Tarczowiec madagaskarski

## Countries with the most observations

MG (327), TF (5)

## Summary

The Madagascar girdled lizard or Madagascar plated lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. It is found in Madagascar, some outlying islands (Nosy Be and the nearby islands; Grande Glorieuse) and the Seychelles (Cosmoledo). This generally common lizard is found in a range of habitat types, including open and degraded humid forest at mid and low altitudes. It also occurs in plantations. On Cosmoledo, it occurs in open shrubland. This oviparous lizard grows to 30 cm (12 in) total length.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_girdled_lizard

## Photo

![Madagascar Girdled Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/madagascar-girdled-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34702

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/madagascar-girdled-lizard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).