Rhampholeon maspictus

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: Brookesiinae
Genus: Rhampholeon
Species: Rhampholeon maspictus

Name

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  • Rhampholeon maspictus Branch, Bayliss & Tolley, 2014
Holotype: PEM R18072, adult male (Fig. 5A, 6A in BRANCH et al. 2014) collected by a W.R. Branch, J. Bayliss & W. Conradie, 27 May 2009.
Type locality: MOZAMBIQUE: Vicinity of the main forest base camp, Mt. Mabu, Zambézia Province, (16°17'10.1" S, 36°24'02.2" E; 967 m. elevation.

References

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  • Branch, W.R.; Bayliss, J.; Tolley, K.A. 2014: Pygmy chameleons of the Rhampholeon platyceps complex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae): Description of four new species from isolated ‘sky islands’ of northern Mozambique. Zootaxa 3814(1): 1–36. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.1.1 Reference page

Vernacular names

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English: Mount Mabu Pygmy Chameleon