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| image_caption = Male ''R. brevicaudatus'' |
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| taxon = Rieppeleon |
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| authority = [[Conrad A. Matthee|Matthee]], [[Colin R. Tilbury|Tilbury]] & [[Ted M. Townsend|Townsend]], 2004 |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] |
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| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
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| subordo = [[Iguania]] |
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| familia = [[Chamaeleonidae]] |
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| genus = '''''Rieppeleon''''' |
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'''''Rieppeleon''''' is a [[genus]] of small, typically brown [[chameleon]]s found in forests and savannas in [[East Africa]]. They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or [[leaf litter]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Spawls | first=S. |author2=Drewes, R. |author3=Ashe, J. | title=A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa | publisher=Academic Press | year=2002 | location=Köln | isbn=0-12-656470-1 }}</ref> |
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==Classification of genus ''Rieppeleon''== |
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==Etymology== |
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* [[Beardless Pygmy Chameleon]], ''(Rieppeleon brachyurus)'' |
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The genus ''Rieppeleon'' was named after Swiss-born American [[Herpetology|herpetologist]] [[Olivier Rieppel]] (born 1951).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mattison|first1=Chris|last2=Garbutt|first2=Nick|date=2012|title=Chameleons|location=United States|publisher=Firefly Books Inc.|page=92|isbn=978-1-77085-121-4}}</ref><ref name="EDR">Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Genus ''Rieppeleon'', p. 221; ''Rieppeleon kerstenii'', p. 140; ''Rhampholeon robecchii'', p. 223).</ref> |
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* [[Bearded Pygmy Chameleon]], ''[[Rieppeleon brevicaudatus]]'' |
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* [[Kenya Pygmy Chameleon]], ''[[Rieppeleon kerstenii kerstenii]]'' |
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** ''[[Rieppeleon kerstenii robecchii]]'' |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''kerstenii'', is in honor of German chemist and geographer [[Otto Kersten]] (1839–1900).<ref name="EDR"/> |
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The [[Trinomen|subspecific name]], ''robecchii'', is in honor of Italian geologist and explorer [[Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti]] (1855–1926).<ref name="EDR"/> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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Until recently, the [[species]] in the genus ''Rieppeleon'' were commonly included in the genus ''[[Rhampholeon]]'' instead. |
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==Species and subspecies== |
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The following [[species]] and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid.<ref>"''Rieppeleon'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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|||''[[Rieppeleon brachyurus]]'' {{small|([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1893)}}|| beardless pygmy chameleon || Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania. |
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|[[File:Rieppeleon brevicaudatus M011.jpg|120px]]||''[[Rieppeleon brevicaudatus]]'' {{small|([[Paul Matschie|Matschie]], 1892)}}|| bearded pygmy chameleon || eastern Usambara and Uluguru Mountains in northeastern Tanzania and Kenya |
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|[[File:Rieppeleon kerstenii.jpg|120px]]||''[[Rieppeleon kerstenii]]'' {{small|([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1868)}} || Kenya pygmy chameleon || eastern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania |
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''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]], or [[Trinomen|trinomial authority]], in parentheses indicates that the species, or subspecies, was originally described in a genus other than ''Rieppeleon''. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{cite journal|vauthors=Matthee CA, Tilbury CR, Townsend T|date=2004|title=A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus ''Rhampholeon'' (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation|journal=Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B|volume=271|issue=1551|pages=1967–75|pmid=15347522|pmc=1691807|doi=10.1098/rspb.2004.2806}} (''Rieppeleon'', new genus, p. 1673). |
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[[Category:Lizards of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Lizard genera]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Colin R. Tilbury]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Subfamily: | Chamaeleoninae |
| Genus: | Rieppeleon Matthee, Tilbury & Townsend, 2004 |
Rieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleons found in forests and savannas in East Africa. They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The genus Rieppeleon was named after Swiss-born American herpetologist Olivier Rieppel (born 1951).[2][3]
The specific name, kerstenii, is in honor of German chemist and geographer Otto Kersten (1839–1900).[3]
The subspecific name, robecchii, is in honor of Italian geologist and explorer Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti (1855–1926).[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
Until recently, the species in the genus Rieppeleon were commonly included in the genus Rhampholeon instead.
Species and subspecies[edit]
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Rieppeleon brachyurus (Günther, 1893) | beardless pygmy chameleon | Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania. | |
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Rieppeleon brevicaudatus (Matschie, 1892) | bearded pygmy chameleon | eastern Usambara and Uluguru Mountains in northeastern Tanzania and Kenya |
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Rieppeleon kerstenii (W. Peters, 1868) | Kenya pygmy chameleon | eastern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania |
Nota bene: A binomial authority, or trinomial authority, in parentheses indicates that the species, or subspecies, was originally described in a genus other than Rieppeleon.
References[edit]
- ^ Spawls, S.; Drewes, R.; Ashe, J. (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Köln: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-656470-1.
- ^ Mattison, Chris; Garbutt, Nick (2012). Chameleons. United States: Firefly Books Inc. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-77085-121-4.
- ^ a b c Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Rieppeleon, p. 221; Rieppeleon kerstenii, p. 140; Rhampholeon robecchii, p. 223).
- ^ "Rieppeleon ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[edit]
- Matthee CA, Tilbury CR, Townsend T (2004). "A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation". Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 271 (1551): 1967–75. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2806. PMC 1691807. PMID 15347522. (Rieppeleon, new genus, p. 1673).
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