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'''''Rhampholeon''''' is a [[genus]] of small [[chameleon]]s, commonly known as '''pygmy chameleons''' or '''African leaf chameleons''', found in central [[East Africa]] (extending slightly into adjacent [[DR Congo]]). They are found in [[forest]]s, [[woodland]]s, [[thicket]]s, and [[savanna]], and most species are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among [[grass]]es or [[leaf litter]]. |
'''''Rhampholeon''''' is a [[genus]] of small [[chameleon]]s, commonly known as '''pygmy chameleons''' or '''African leaf chameleons''', found in central [[East Africa]] (extending slightly into adjacent [[DR Congo]]). They are found in [[forest]]s, [[woodland]]s, [[thicket]]s, and [[savanna]], and most [[species]] are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among [[grass]]es or [[leaf litter]]. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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==Species== |
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The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.<ref name>"''Rhampholeon'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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*''[[Rhampholeon acuminatus]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon beraduccii]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon boulengeri]]'' – [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger's]] pygmy chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon bruessoworum]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon chapmanorum]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon gorongosae]]'' {{small|Broadley 1971}} – Gorongosa pygmy chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon hattinghi]]'' {{small|Tilbury & Tolley, 2015}} |
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*''[[Rhampholeon marshalli]]'' – Marshall's pygmy chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon maspictus]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon moyeri]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon nchisiensis]]'' – pitless pygmy chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon nebulauctor]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon platyceps]]'' |
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*''[[Rhampholeon spectrum]]'' – spectral pygmy chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon spinosus]]'' – rosette-nosed chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon temporalis]]'' – Usambara pitted pygmy chameleon |
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*''[[Rhampholeon uluguruensis]]'' – Uluguru pygmy chameleon |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Chameleons]] |
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Rhampholeon is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in central East Africa (extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grasses or leaf litter.
Taxonomy
Until recently, the members of the genus Rieppeleon were commonly included in Rhampholeon, instead.
Species
The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Rhampholeon acuminatus
- Rhampholeon beraduccii
- Rhampholeon boulengeri – Boulenger's pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon bruessoworum
- Rhampholeon chapmanorum
- Rhampholeon gorongosae Broadley 1971 – Gorongosa pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon hattinghi Tilbury & Tolley, 2015
- Rhampholeon marshalli – Marshall's pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon maspictus
- Rhampholeon moyeri
- Rhampholeon nchisiensis – pitless pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon nebulauctor
- Rhampholeon platyceps
- Rhampholeon spectrum – spectral pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon spinosus – rosette-nosed chameleon
- Rhampholeon temporalis – Usambara pitted pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon tilburyi
- Rhampholeon uluguruensis – Uluguru pygmy chameleon
- Rhampholeon viridis
References
- ^ "Rhampholeon ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Branch WR, Bayliss J, Tolley KA [in French] (2014). "Pygmy chameleons of the Rhampholeon platyceps compex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae): Description of four new species from isolated 'sky islands' of northern Mozambique". Zootaxa. 3814: 1–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3814.1.1.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Spawls S, Drewes R, Ashe J (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Köln: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-656470-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Tilbury, Colin (2010). Chameleons of Africa, An Atlas including the chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira.
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