Rieppeleon brachyurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Rieppeleon |
| Species: | R. brachyurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rieppeleon brachyurus (Günther, 1893)
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Rieppeleon brachyurus, known commonly as the zomba pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern and southeastern Africa.
Geographic range
[edit]R. brachyurus is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of R. brachyurus are savanna and forest, at altitudes of 100–2,300 m (330–7,550 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded total length (tail included) for R. brachyurus is 54 mm (2.1 in).[2]
Reproduction
[edit]R. brachyurus is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tolley K (2014). "Rieppeleon brachyurus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172548A1345030.en. Accessed on 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Species Rieppeleon brachyurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Günther A (1893). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Batrachians transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C.B., from Nyassaland". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1892: 555–558 + Plates XXXIII-XXXV. (Rhampholeon brachyurus, new species, p. 557 + Plate XXXIV, figures 2, 2a).
- Matthee, Conrad A.; Tilbury, Colin R.; Townsend, Ted (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 271: 1967–1975. (Rieppeleon brachyurus, new combination).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Rieppeleon brachyurus, p. 245).
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