Chamaeleo namaquensis

Chamaeleo namaquensis

Chamaeleo namaquensis — 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 namaquensis

Name

Chamaeleo namaquensis Smith, 1831

Type locality: Little Namaqualand, near the mouth of the Orange River, South Africa (Smith 1831).

Holotype: MHNP 8017.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo capensis Bonnaterre 1789: 32 (?)
• Chamaeleo tuberculiferus Gray 1845: 267 (fide Duméril & Duméril 1851: 32)
• Chamaeleon namaquensis — Werner 1911: 40

References

• Smith, A. 1831. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa, No. 1. South African Quart. J. (1) 2 (5) 5: 9–24.
• Arndt, I. 2002. Portfolio: Chamäleons. Naturfoto 33(10): 36–45.
• 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 namaquensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Namakwaverkleurmannetjie
Deutsch: Namaqua-Chamäleon
English: Namaqua Chameleon
magyar: Namaqua-kaméleon