Zool. [ad. mod.L. Zōnūrus, f. Gr. ζώνη ΖONE + οὐρά tail; from the rings of spiny scales on the tail.] A lizard of the genus Zonurus or family Zonuridæ, found in South Africa, Madagascar, and other countries.
1883. List Vert. Anim. Gardens Zool. Soc. (ed. 8), 583. Zonurus derbianus, Gray. Derbian Zonure.