Furcifer bifidus
Furcifer bifidus — 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: Furcifer
Species: Furcifer bifidus

Name

Furcifer bifidus (Brongniart, 1800)

Type locality: E Madagascar.

Synonyms

  • Chamaeleo bifidus Brongniart 1800
  • Dicranosaura bifurca var. crassicornis Gray 1865
  • Chamaeleo bifurcus - Kuhl 1820
  • Chamaeleo bifurcatus - Swainsson 1839 (n. emend. pro Chamaeleo bifurcus Kuhl 1820)
  • Chamaeleon (Furcifer) brogniartii - Fitzinger 1843 (nomen substitutum pro Chameleo bifidus Brogniart 1800)
  • Diceros bifurcatus Swainson 1839 (nomen emendatum for C. bifurcus)
  • Dicranosaura bifurca var. crassirostris - Brygoo 1971

References

  • Brongniart, A. 1800. Essai d'une classification naturelle des reptiles. Bull. Soc. Philomath. 2(36): 89–91.
  • Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln. ISBN 3-929449-01-3.
  • 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. 
  • Furcifer bifidus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 March 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Two-horned Chameleon
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