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Rieppeleon brachyurus (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
Rieppeleon
species
Rieppeleon brachyurus

Name

Synonyms
Brookesia ionidesi Loveridge, 1951
Rhampholeon brachyurus Günther, 1893
Homonyms
Rieppeleon brachyurus (Günther, 1893)
Common names
Beardless Pygmy Chameleon in English
Beardless Pygmy Chameleon in English
Camaleón pigmeo sin barba in Spanish
Kameleon pigmejski in Polish
Zomba Beardless Pygmy Chameleon in English
Zomba Pygmy Chameleon in English
حرباء زومبا عديمة اللحية القزمة in Arabic
Zomba Pygmy Chameleon in English

Bibliographic References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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