Rieppeleon brachyurus

Rieppeleon brachyurus, known commonly as the zomba pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to eastern and southeastern Africa.

Rieppeleon brachyurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Rieppeleon
Species:
R. brachyurus
Binomial name
Rieppeleon brachyurus
(Günther, 1893)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhampholeon brachyurus
    Günther, 1893
  • Brookesia ionidesi
    Loveridge, 1951
  • Brookesia brachyura
    — Loveridge, 1951
  • Rieppeleon brachyurus
    — Matthee et al., 2004

Geographic range

R. brachyurus is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania.[1][2]

Reproduction

R. brachyurus is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Tolley K (2014). "Rieppeleon brachyurus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
  2. "Rieppeleon brachyurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Günther A (1893). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Batrachians transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C.B., from Nyassaland". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1892: 555-558 + Plates XXXIII-XXXV. (Rhampholeon brachyurus, new species, p. 557 + Plate XXXIV, figures 2, 2a).
  • Matthee, Conrad A.; Tilbury, Colin R.; Townsend, Ted (2004). "A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation". Proc. R. Soc. London B 271: 1967–1975. (Rieppeleon brachyurus, new combination).


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