Calumma guillaumeti
Appearance
Calumma guillaumeti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Calumma |
Species: | C. guillaumeti
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Binomial name | |
Calumma guillaumeti | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Calumma guillaumeti is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, guillaumeti, is in honor of French botanist Jean-Louis Guillaumet.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]C. guillaumeti is found in northeastern Madagascar.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. guillaumeti is forest, at altitudes of 1,250–1,675 m (4,101–5,495 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]C. guillaumeti is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Brady, L.; Glaw, F.; Griffiths, R.A.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana, H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Calumma guillaumeti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172761A6912959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172761A6912959.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Calumma guillaumeti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calumma guillaumeti, p. 111).
Further reading
[edit]- Brygoo E-R, Blanc CP, Domergue C (1974). "Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar. XII. Caméléons du Marojezy. C. peyrierasi n.sp. et C. gastrotaenia guillaumeti n.subsp. (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae)". Bulletin de l'Académie Malgache 51 (1): 151–166. (Chamaeleo gastrotaenia guillaumeti, new subspecies). (in French).
- Glaw F (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246.
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Klaver CJ, Böhme W (1997). "Chamaeleonidae". Das Tierreich 112: xiv + 1–85. (in German).