Calumma glawi
Calumma glawi is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Calumma |
| Species: | C. glawi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calumma glawi Böhme, 1997 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, glawi, is in honor of German Herpetologist Frank Glaw.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. glawi is forest, at altitudes of 1,030–1,200 m (3,380–3,940 ft).[1]
References
- 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 [sic], J.; Randrianizahana, H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E.; Carpenter, A. (2011). "Calumma glawi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176304A7214184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T176304A7214184.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Calumma glawi 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 glawi, p. 102).
Further reading
- Böhme W (1997). "Eine neue Chamäleonart aus der Calumma gastrotaenia-Verwandtschaft Ost-Madagaskars ". Herpetofauna 19 (107): 5–10. (Calumma glawi, new species). (in German).
- 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.
- Nečas P (1999). Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe), ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). (Calumma glawi, p. 278).
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