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Rhampholeon nchisiensis (Loveridge, 1953)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Loveridge, A. Herpetological results of the Berner-Carr entomological survey of the Shire Valley, Nyasaland.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Chamaeleonidae
genus
Rhampholeon
species
Rhampholeon nchisiensis

Name

Synonyms
Brookesia nchisiensis Loveridge, 1953
Homonyms
Rhampholeon nchisiensis (Loveridge, 1953)
Common names
Nchisi Pitless Pygmy Chameleon in English
Nchisi Pygmy Chameleon in English
Pitless Pygmy-Chameleon in English
South African Stumptail Chameleon in English
South African Stumptail Chameleon in English
South African Stumptail Chameleon in English
Nchisi Pygmy Chameleon in English
Pitless Pygmy-Chameleon in English
South African Stumptail 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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