Calumma guibei
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| Calumma guibei | |
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| File:Calumma guibei, male.png | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Calumma |
| Species: | C. guibei
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| Binomial name | |
| Calumma guibei (Hillenius, 1959)
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| File:Calumma guibei distribution.png | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Calumma guibei, also known commonly as Guibé's chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Guibé.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]C. guibei is found in northern Madagascar.[1] The type locality is Mt. Tsaratanana, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of C. guibei is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,250 m (3,280–7,380 ft).[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]C. guibei has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). It has a soft dermal rostral appendage, which is longer in males than in females.[2]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b c d e Calumma guibei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael, Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Calumma guibei, p. 111).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Hillenius D (1959). "The differentiation within the genus Chameleo Laurenti, 1768". Beaufortia 8: 1–92. (Chamaeleo guibei, new species, p. 25).
- Klaver C, Böhme W (1986). "Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology". Bonner zoologische Monographien 22: 1–64. (Calumma guibei, new combination, p. 58).
- Nečas P (1999). Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Europe), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (USA, Canada). (Calumma guibei, p. 278).
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