Chamaeleo ruspolii

Taxonavigation edit

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 ruspolii

Name edit

Chamaeleo ruspolii Boettger, 1893

Type locality: Ogaden, Somaliland.

Synonyms edit

  • Chamaeleon ruspolii Boettger 1893: 116
  • Chamaeleon isabellinus Günther 1893: 556
  • Chamaeleon dilepis isabellinusWerner 1911: 14 (partim)
  • Chamaeleo dilepis ruspoliiParker 1942: 79

References edit

  • Boettger, O. 1893. Uebersicht der von Prof. C. Keller anlässlich der Ruspolischen Expedition nach den Somaliländern gesammelten Reptilien und Batrachier. (Schluss). Zool. Anz. 16(417): 129–132.
  • Largen, M.J. & Spawls. 2006. Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification. Tropical Zoology 19(1): 21–109.
  • 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 ruspolii at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.

Vernacular names edit

English: Ruspol's Chameleon