Madagascar girdled lizard, Marojejy, Madagascar

I have some doubt about the ID. Most reference photos show an uninterrupted yellow stripe across the body whilst this one has it striped. It could be a juvenile, but I'm not sure.

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John Sullivan

Lion

I would guess that this is a young Zonosaurus rufipes. Glaw & Vences says "Dorsally brown, dorsolateral bands poorly defined or absent. Flanks, hands and feet often reddish. Throat with characteristic longitudinal black lines." (You don't happen to have a photo of the throat, do you?) Specifically reported from Marojejy. Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you John. In hindsight this makes sense if I see photos of that species, but I never got to actually finding it. Cool that it's a new species. Posted 9 years ago