Bradypodion pumilum

Bradypodion pumilum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Iguania
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Reptilia Subclassis: Diapsida Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Sauria Infraordo: Iguania

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species: Bradypodion pumilum

Name

Bradypodion pumilum (Gmelin, 1789)

Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa [by implication].

Holotype: Not located; based on Seba (1734) 1.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleon bonae spei Laurenti 1768 (?)
• Lacerta pumila Gmelin in Linnaeus 1789: 1069
• Chamaeleo thermophilus Gravenhorst 1807: 429
• Chamaeleo pumilus — Duméril & Bibron 1836: 217
• Lophosaura pumila var. fordii Gray 1865
• Microsaura pumila — Engelbrecht 1951

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1789. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis. 13. ed., cura Johann Friedrich Gmelin. Tom 1 Pars 3. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae. 1033-1516 pp.
• Necas, Petr 1999. Chameleons - Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp.; ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe) ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada).
• Raw, L. R. G. 1976. A survey of the dwarf chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with description of three new species (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Durban Mus. Novit. 11(7): 139-161.
• Bradypodion pumilum at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names

česky: Chameleon trpasličí
English: Cape Dwarf Chameleon