Chamaeleo namaquensis

Chamaeleo namaquensis
Chamaeleo namaquensis — 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 namaquensis

Name

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Chamaeleo namaquensis Smith, 1831

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

Holotype: MHNP 8017.

Synonyms

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

References

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Vernacular names

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