This Zonosaurus is most often seen basking in the sun down by the river (and the Pont Aureus is perhaps the best place to look).
Snout-Vent (body) length: 13cm, Tail Length: 19cm, Total length: 32cm. (Glaw, 1994)
It can be distinguished from Z. aeneus by the colorful ornamentation (5 stripes and dots) on the back (it also tends to be larger).
Zonosaurus ornatus
(Ranomafana)P1
Zonosaurus ornatus eats
(Ranomafana)P2
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Glaw & Vences, 1994, A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar