Chamaeleo calyptratus

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: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo calyptratus
Subspecies: C. c. calcarifer – C. c. calyptratus

Name

Chamaeleo calyptratus Duméril & Duméril, 1851

Type locality: Bembatuka [= Bombetoka] (in error for Arabian Peninsula; probably near Aden, Yemen).

Holotype: ZMB 316.

References

Duméril, A.M.C. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1851. Catalogue méthodique de la collection des reptiles du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Gide et Baudry/Roret, Paris, 224 pp.
Peters, W.C.H. 1871. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der herpetologische Fauna von Südafrika. Monatsber. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin 1870: 110–115.
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 calyptratus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.

Vernacular names

العربية: حرباء محجبة
čeština: Chameleon jemenský
dansk: Yemenkamæleon
Deutsch: Jemenchamäleon
English: Veiled Chameleon
français: Caméléon casqué
עברית: זיקית תימנית
日本語: エボシカメレオン
Nederlands: Jemenkameleon
norsk: Jemenkameleon
polski: Kameleon jemeński
slovenčina: Chameleón jemenský
українська: Хамелеон єменський
Tiếng Việt: Tắc kè hoa đeo mạng