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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Acrodonta |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species: Bradypodion pumilum
Name
Bradypodion pumilum (Gmelin, 1789)
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa [by implication].
Holotype: Not located; based on Seba (1734) 1.
Synonyms
- Chamaeleon bonae spei Laurenti 1768 (?)
- Lacerta pumila Gmelin in Linnaeus 1789: 1069
- Chamaeleo thermophilus Gravenhorst 1807: 429
- Chamaeleo pumilus — Duméril & Bibron 1836: 217
- Lophosaura pumila var. fordii Gray 1865
- Microsaura pumila — Engelbrecht 1951
References
- Linnaeus, C. 1789. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis. 13. ed., cura Johann Friedrich Gmelin. Tom 1 Pars 3. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae. 1033–1516 pp.
- 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.
- Raw, L.R.G. 1976. A survey of the dwarf chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with description of three new species (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Durban Mus. Novit. 11(7): 139–161.
- Bradypodion pumilum at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 March 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Cape Dwarf Chameleon