Trioceros oweni

Trioceros oweni

Trioceros oweni — 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: Trioceros
Species: Trioceros oweni

Name

Trioceros oweni (Gray, 1831)

Type locality: Bioko, Äquatorial-Guinea.

Synonyms

• Chamaelon owenii – Gray 1831: 54
• Chamaeleo oweni (Gray, 1831)
• Chamaeleo tricornis Duméril & Bibron 1836: 227
• Chamaeleo bibroni Martin 1838: 65
• Chamaeleo grayii - Swainson 1839 (nom. subst. pro Chamaeleo oweni)
• Triceras owenii — Gray 1865: 352
• Chamaeleo unicornis Mocquard 1906: 464
• Chamaeleo michelli Müller 1913

References

• Gray, J.E. 1831. Description of a new species of chamaeleon discovered by Capt. Owen in Africa. Zool. Misc. 1: 7.
• Pauwels, O.S.G., Albert, J.L., Vande Weghe, G. & Gramentz, D. 2007. Neue Reptiliennachweise von Franceville, Südost-Gabun. Elaphe 15(3): 63–66.
• 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. 
• Tilbury, C.R. & Tolley, Krystal A. 2009. A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. PDF
• Trioceros oweni at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Owen's Chameleon