Chamaeleo dilepis

Chamaeleo dilepis

Chamaeleo dilepis — 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: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo dilepis
Subspecies (8): C. d. dilepis – C. d. idjwiensis – C. d. isabellinus – C. d. martensi – C. d. petersii – C. d. quilensis – C. d. roperi – C. d. ruspolii

Name

Chamaeleo dilepis Leach, 1819

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.13.75, ♀, collected by T.E. Bowdich between April 1817–October 1818.
• Type locality: not stated, cited as French Congo [=Gabon].

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo petersii var. kirkii Gray, 1865
• Chamaeleo angusticoronatus Barbour, 1903
• Chamaeleo bilobus Kuhl, 1820
• Chamaeleo planiceps Merrem, 1820

References

Primary references

• Leach, W.E. 1819. Appendix IV. Dr. Leach’s notice of reptiles, insects, &c. pp. 493–496 In: Bowdich, T.E. (Ed.). Mission of Fregate Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee. John Murray: London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus 1: 1—70.
• Pauwels, O.S.G.; William R. Branch and Marius Burger 2004. Reptiles of Loango National Park, Ogooué-Maritime Province, South-Western Gabon. Hamadryad 29(1): 115–127.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chamaeleo dilepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 May 2023.
• Tolley, K. 2014. IUCN: Chamaeleo dilepis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T176308A1438077. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176308A1438077.en. Accessed on 11 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Common African Flap-necked Chameleon
hts: Nqakwa-ko

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