Trioceros pfefferi

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 pfefferi

Name

Trioceros pfefferi (Tornier, 1900)

Holotype: ZMB, 15050.

Type locality: Nyassosso, Nkossogebirge (= Nyasoso, Mt. Kupe), Kamerun.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleon pfefferi Tornier 1900: 21
• Trioceros pfefferi Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

References

Primary references

• Tornier, G. 1900. Beschreibung eines neuen Chamaeleons. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 23: 21–23.

Additional references

• Gonwouo, L.N., LeBreton, M., Wild, C., Chirio, L., Ngassam, P. & Tchamba, M.N. 2006. Geographic and ecological distribution of the endemic montane chameleons along the Cameroon maountain range. Salamandra 42(4): 213–230.
• 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. Abstract & excerpt (PDF)
• Trioceros pfefferi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 November 2012.

Vernacular names

English: Pfeffer's Chameleon