Flame Bellied Zonure

Flame Bellied Zonure

Smaug mossambicus

IUCN red list status:
Least Concern

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Flame Bellied Zonure

About the Flame Bellied Zonure

The Flame- Bellied Zonure is a small, brightly coloured species of rock lizard from areas of Mozambique and Zimbabwe in Africa. This species is dimorphic, the males are deep brown/ black with a bright orange underside which develops during maturity, whereas females are grey on the underside. They are insectivorous; consisting of small insects favouring grasshoppers and beetles.

Did you know?

As this species is so under-represented within zoos worldwide, it’s really special to hold and breed this species here at Drayton Manor Zoo. We are 1 of only a few Zoo's breeding this species worldwide