Nadzikambia mlanjensis

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: Nadzikambia
Species: Nadzikambia mlanjensis

Name

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Holotype: NMZB-UM 4268.

Type locality: “Ruo Gorge Forest on Mljanje Mt., Malawi”.

Combinations

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  • Chamaeleo mlanjensis Broadley, 1965: 1 [original combination]
  • Bradypodion mlanjenseNecas, 1999: 275 [subsequent combination]
  • Nadzikambia mlanjenseTilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006 [subsequent combination]
  • Nadzikambia mlanjensisTilbury, 2010: 430 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Tilbury C.R., Tolley K.A. & Branch W.R. 2006. A review of the systematics of the genus Bradypodion (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), with the description of two new genera. Zootaxa 1363: 23–38. Abstract & excerpt.
  • Tolley, K.A., Tilbury, C.R., Branch, W.R. & Matthee, C.A. 2004. Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30(2): 354–365.
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Vernacular names

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English: Mlanje Mountain Chameleon