Bradypodion occidentale

Bradypodion occidentale

Bradypodion occidentale — 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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species: Bradypodion occidentale

Name

Bradypodion occidentale (Hewitt, 1935)

Type locality: Namaqualand, Cape Province, S. Africa.

Synonyms

• Lophosaura ventralis occidentalis Hewitt 1935
• Lophosaura ventralis — Brock 1941

References

• Hewitt, J. 1935. Some new forms of batrachians and reptiles from South Africa. Record of the Albany Museum. Grahamstown 4: 283–357. Reference page. 
• Brock, G.T. 1941. The skull of the chameleon Lophosaura ventralis (Gray): some developmental stages. Proceedings of the Zoological Society (London) 110: 69–137.
• 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. 
• Bradypodion occidentale at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Namaqua Dwarf Chameleon