Trioceros schoutedeni

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: Trioceros
Species: Trioceros schoutedeni

Name

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Trioceros schoutedeni (Laurent, 1952)

Holotype: MRAC, 2186.

Type locality: “Vallée de la Kabumbe, région du Mont Kabobo (2400 m elevation), Terr.d’Albertville, Zaire”.

Synonyms

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  • Chamaeleo bitaeniatus schoutedeni Laurent 1952
  • Chamaeleo bivittatusMüller 1887 (err. pro Chamaeleo bitaeniatus Fischer 1884)
  • Chamaeleo rudis schoutedeniRand 1963: 18
  • Trioceros schoutedeni Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

References

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  • Laurent, R. F. 1952. Batraciens et Reptiles récemment acquis par le Musée du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 44: 198–203.
  • Necas, P., Modry, D. & Slapeta, J. R. 2003. Chamaeleo (Trioceros) narraioca n. sp. (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae), a new chameleon species from a relict montane forest of Mount Kulal, northern Kenya. Tropical Zoology 16(1): 1–12.
  • 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 schoutedeni at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 November 2012.

Vernacular names

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English: Schouteden's Chameleon