Rieppeleon brachyurus
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| Rieppeleon brachyurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
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.
Geographic range[edit]
R. brachyurus is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania.[1][2]
Reproduction[edit]
R. brachyurus is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- 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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