Chamaeleo gracilis

Chamaeleo gracilis
Chamaeleo gracilis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

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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 gracilis

Name

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Chamaeleo gracilis Hallowell, 1844

Type locality: Liberia, West Africa.

Holotype: ANSP 7325.

Synonyms

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  • Chamaeleo burchelli Hallowell 1842: 324
  • Chamaeleo granulosus Hallowell 1856
  • Chamaeleon gracilisGray 1865: 347

References

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  • Hallowell, E. 1844. Description of a new species of Chameleon from Western African. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1841: 111–115.
  • Razzetti, E. & Msuya, C.A. 2002. Field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Arusha National Park (Tanzania). Publ. Ed. Negri Istituto, Oikos, Varese, 84 pp.
  • 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 gracilis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.

Vernacular names

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čeština: Chameleon štíhlý
English: Graceful Chameleon