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Four-lined Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus quadrilineatus (Grandidier, 1867)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Four-striped plated lizard at Berlin Aquarium
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Open encyclopedia reference
Zonosaurus quadrilineatus, the four-lined girdled lizard, is a lizard species native to an area of approximately 3,300 km around Toliara in south-western Madagascar, and is found in dry habitats from sand dunes to forests. It is known to occur at elevations close to sea level. The species is restricted to the region between the Onilahy and Mangoky rivers in south-western Madagascar.
Wikipedia contributors, Zonosaurus quadrilineatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:21:14.837781+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zonosaurus quadrilineatus (Grandidier, 1867)
- Name authority
- (Grandidier, 1867)
- Common name
- Four-lined Girdled Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gerrhosauridae
- Genus
- Zonosaurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyGerrhosauridae
- genusZonosaurus
- speciesZonosaurus quadrilineatus (Grandidier, 1867)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Zonosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze Girdled LizardZonosaurus aeneus (Grandidier, 1872) | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zonosaurus anelanelany Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zonosaurus bemaraha Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2000 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Madagascar Girdled LizardZonosaurus madagascariensis (Gray, 1831) | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zonosaurus maramaintso Raselimanana, Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2006 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southeastern Girdled LizardZonosaurus maximus Boulenger, 1896 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-legged Girdled LizardZonosaurus rufipes (Boettger, 1881) | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zonosaurus subunicolor (Boettger, 1881) | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Three-lined Girdled LizardZonosaurus trilineatus Angel, 1940 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brygoo's Girdled LizardZonosaurus brygooi Lang & Böhme, 1990 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boettger's Girdled LizardZonosaurus boettgeri Steindachner, 1891 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zonosaurus haraldmeieri Brygoo & Böhme, 1985 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gerrhosaurus quadrilineatus Grandidier, 1867 Grandidier, 1867 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Zonosaurus&species=quadrilineatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5D755. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.