Brookesia betschi

Brookesia betschi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Brookesiinae
Genus: Brookesia
Species: Brookesia betschi

Name

Brookesia betschi Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1974

Type locality: Foret de moyenne altitude (1300 m elevation) du Marojezy.

Holotype: MHNP 1973.1177.

References

• Brygoo, E.R., Blanc, C.P. & Domergue, C.A. 1974. Notes sur les Brookesia de Madagascar. VIII. Brookesia du Marojezy. B. betschi et B. griveaudi n.sp. (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae). Bulletin de l'Académie malgache 51(1): 167–184. Reference page. 
• Glaw,F. & Vences,M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3).
• Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14 (1): 24].
• Brookesia betschi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Blanc's Leaf Chameleon