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Bradypodion melanocephalum (Gray, 1865)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Gray, J. E. Revision of the genera and species of Chamaeleonidae, with the description of some new species.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Chamaeleonidae
genus
Bradypodion
species
Bradypodion melanocephalum

Name

Synonyms
Microsaura melanocephala Gray, 1865
Homonyms
Bradypodion melanocephalum (Gray, 1865)
Common names
Black-headed Dwarf Chameleon in English
Black-headed Dwarf Chameleon in English
Black-headed Dwarf Chameleon in English
Durban Dwarf Chameleon in English
KZN Dwarf Chameleon in English
Kwazulu Dwarf Chameleon in English
Kwazulu Dwarf Chameleon in English
Черноголовый карликовый хамелеон in Russian
KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon in English
Black-headed Dwarf Chameleon in English
Durban Dwarf Chameleon in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Tilbury, Colin R., Krystal A. Tolley, and William R. Branch, 2006: A review of the systematics of the genus Bradypodion (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), with the description of two new genera. Zootaxa, issue 1363. 23-38.
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