Chamaeleo namaquensis
Chamaeleo namaquensis — 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 Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo namaquensis

Name

Chamaeleo namaquensis Smith, 1831

Type locality: Little Namaqualand, near the mouth of the Orange River, South Africa (Smith 1831).

Holotype: MHNP 8017.

Synonyms

  • Chamaeleo capensis Bonnaterre 1789: 32 (?)
  • Chamaeleo tuberculiferus Gray 1845: 267 (fide Duméril & Duméril 1851: 32)
  • Chamaeleon namaquensis — Werner 1911: 40

References

  • Smith, A. 1831. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa, No. 1. South African Quart. J. (1) 2 (5) 5: 9–24.
  • Arndt, I. 2002. Portfolio: Chamäleons. Naturfoto 33(10): 36–45.
  • 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. 
  • Chamaeleo namaquensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Namakwaverkleurmannetjie
Deutsch: Namaqua-Chamäleon
English: Namaqua Chameleon
magyar: Namaqua-kaméleon
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