Rhampholeon tilburyi

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 tilburyi

Name

  • Rhampholeon tilburyi Branch, Bayliss & Tolley, 2014
Holotype: PEM R14921, adult female; Fig. 8D in BRANCH et al. 2014) collected by a local guide, 30 November 1998.
Type locality: MOZAMBIQUE: Ukalini Forest that nestles under the south face of the main Namuli peak, Namuli Massif, Zambézia Province, (no S coordinate given), 15°22' S 37°04' E, ca 1550 m elevation.

References

  • Branch, W.R.; Bayliss, J.; Tolley, K.A. 2014: Pygmy chameleons of the Rhampholeon platyceps complex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae): Description of four new species from isolated ‘sky islands’ of northern Mozambique. Zootaxa 3814(1): 1–36. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mount Namuli Pygmy Chameleon
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