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Rieppeleon kerstenii (Peters, 1868)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Peters, W. C. H. Über eine neue Nagergattung, Chiropodomys penicullatus, sowie über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien und Fische.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Chamaeleonidae
genus
Rieppeleon
species
Rieppeleon kerstenii

Name

Synonyms
Chamaeleo kerstenii Peters, 1868
Chameleo kerstenii (Peters, 1868)
Rhampholeon kerstenii Peters, 1868
Rhampholeon mandera Meek
Rhampholeon robecchii Boulenger, 1891
Homonyms
Rieppeleon kerstenii (Peters, 1868)
Common names
Camaleón pigmeo de Kenia in Spanish
Kenya Pygmy Chameleon in English
Kenya Stumptail Chameleon in English
Kenya Stumptail Chameleon in English
Kenya Stumptail Chameleon in English
Kenya leaf chameleon in English
Kenya leaf chameleon in English
Kenya pigmy chameleon in English
Kenya pigmy chameleon in English
Kenyansk Bladkamæleon in Danish
Pygmy Grass Chameleon in English
Somali-Zwergchamäleon in German
Somali-Zwergchamäleon in German
Stummelschwanzchamäleon in German
Stummelschwanzchamäleon in German
brokesie Kerstenova in Czech
Сомалийский карликовый хамелеон in Russian
حرباء العشب القزمة in Arabic
حرباء قزمة كينية in Arabic
Pygmy Grass Chameleon in English
Kenya Leaf Chameleon in English
Kenya Pygmy Chameleon in English
Kenya 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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