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. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1892: 555-558 [1892]. (1893).

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Reptilia

order

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

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.