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: Brookesiinae
Genus: Rhampholeon
Species: Rhampholeon gorongosae

Name

  • Rhampholeon gorongosae Broadley, 1971: 2

Holotype: NMZB -UM 21786, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Gorongoso Mts. (1200 m alt.), Manica & Sofale district, Mozambique”.

Combinations

  • Rhampholeon marshalli gorongosae Broadley, 1971 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Rhampholeon (Bicuspis) gorongosae — Mathee et al., 2004: 1973 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

  • Broadley, D.G. 1971. A review of Rhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, with the description of a new subspecies from Mozambique (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 5(10): 1–6. Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira: Frankfurt. 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14(1): 24].

Vernacular names

English: Mount Gorongosa Stumptail Chameleon
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