Trioceros affinis

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 affinis

Name

Trioceros affinis (Rüppell, 1845)

• Lectotype: SMF 16402, adult ♂, collected by E. Rüppell in 1834. [designated by Mertens (1967: 64)]
• Type locality: “Abessinien [= Ethiopia]”.
• Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.9 (original number 1845.7.22.27, formerly SMF 16403), adult ♀, same collection data as the lectotype.

Combinations

• Chamaeleon affinis Rüppell, 1845: 300 [original combination]
• Chamaeleo (Trioceros) affinis — Klaver & Böhme, 1986: 59 [subsequent combination]
• Trioceros affinis — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009: 66 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo abyssinicus Fitzinger, 1843: 42 [nomen nudum]

References

Primary references

• Rüppell, E. 1845. Verzeichnis der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. Dritte Abteilung: Amphibien. Museum Senckenbergianum 3(3): 293–316.
• Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Klaver, C. & Böhme, W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria), with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonn. zool. Monogr. 22: 1–64.
• 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, K.A. 2009. A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. PDF
• Koppetsch, T., Nečas, P. & Wipfler, B. 2021. A new chameleon of the Trioceros affinis species complex (Squamata, Chamaeleonidae) from Ethiopia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(1): 161–179. DOI: 10.3897/zse.97.57297 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trioceros affinis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 March 2021.
• Loader, S. 2014. IUCN: Trioceros affinis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T203820A2771647. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T203820A2771647.en

Vernacular names

čeština: Chameleon habešský
English: Ethiopian Highland Chameleon