Calumma tsaratananense

Calumma tsaratananense — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Calumma
Species: Calumma tsaratananense

Name

Calumma tsaratananense (Brygoo & Domergue, 1967)

Type locality: Massif of Tsaratanana (2500 m alt.), N. Madagascar.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo tsaratananensis Brygoo & Domergue 1967
• Calumma tsaratananensis — Glaw & Vences 1994: 247

References

• Brygoo, E.R. & Domergue, C.A. 1967. Description d'un Caméléon nouveau de Madagascar Chamaeleo tsaratananensis n. sp. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 39(5): 829–832.
• Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page. 
• Raxworthy, C.J. & Nussbaum, R.A. 2006. Six New Species of Occipital-Lobed Calumma Chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from Montane Regions of Madagascar, with a New Description and Revision of Calumma brevicorne. Copeia 2006 (4): 711–734.
• Calumma tsaratananense at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 March 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Tsaratanan Chameleon