Rhampholeon platyceps Günther, 1893
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Günther, A. Report on a collection of reptiles and batrachians transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C. B., from Nyassaland.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Squamata
- family
- Chamaeleonidae
- genus
- Rhampholeon
- species
- Rhampholeon platyceps
Name
- Synonyms
- Brookesia platyceps (Günther, 1893)
- Brookesia platyceps carri Loveridge, 1953
- Homonyms
- Rhampholeon platyceps Günther, 1893
- Rhampholeon platyceps Timberlake et al.
- Common names
- Malawi Stumptail Chameleon in Inglés
- Malawi Stumptail Chameleon in Inglés
- Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon in Inglés
- Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon in Inglés
- Mount Mulanje pygmy chameleon in language.
- Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon in Inglés
- Malawi Stumptail Chameleon in Inglés
Bibliographic References
- Mariaux, Jean, and Colin R. Tilbury, 2006: The pygmy chameleons of the Eastern Arc Range (Tanzania): evolutionary relationships and the description of three new species of Rhampholeon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). The Herpetological Journal, vol. 16, no. 3. 315-331.
- Matthee, Conrad A., Colin R. Tilbury, and Ted Townsend, 2004: A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences), vol. 271, no. 1551. 1967-1975.