Rhampholeon gorongosae

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: Brookesiinae
Genus: Rhampholeon
Species: Rhampholeon gorongosae

Name

• Rhampholeon gorongosae Broadley, 1971: 2

Holotype: NMZB-UM 21786, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Gorongoso Mts. (1200 m alt.), Manica & Sofale district, Mozambique”.

Combinations

• Rhampholeon marshalli gorongosae Broadley, 1971 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Rhampholeon (Bicuspis) gorongosae — Mathee et al., 2004: 1973 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1971. A review of Rhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, with the description of a new subspecies from Mozambique (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 5(10): 1–6. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira: Frankfurt. 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14(1): 24].

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhampholeon marshalli. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Mount Gorongosa Stumptail Chameleon