Furcifer lateralis

Furcifer lateralis

Furcifer lateralis — 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: Furcifer
Species: Furcifer lateralis
Subspecies: F. l. lateralis – F. l. major

Name

Furcifer lateralis (Gray, 1831)

Type locality: Not given, according to Gray (1845): Madagascar.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo lateralis Gray 1831: 53
• Apola lateralis — Gray 1865: 348
• Chamaeleo lambertoni Angel 1921

References

• Gray, J. E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: {{aut|Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E.: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed [Vol. 9 Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London: 481 + 110 pp.]
• Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln. ISBN 3-929449-01-3.
• 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. 
• Furcifer lateralis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 March 2008.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Teppichchamäleon
English: Carpet Chameleon, Jewel Chameleon