Brookesia tristis
Таксонавигация[править]
Таксонавигация: Acrodonta |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Brookesiinae
Genus: Brookesia
Species: Brookesia tristis
Название[править]
- Голотип: ZSM 1704/2004 (no field number), adult male.
- Типовая местность: Montagne des Français, 12°19′S, 49°20′E, ca. 150 m a.s.l., Antsiranana Province, northern Madagascar, on 23 February 2004 by F. Glaw, M. Puente, R. D. Randrianiaina and guides of the hotel “King's Lodge”.
- Etymology: The species epithet is an adjective derived from the Latin “tristis” meaning “doleful”, “sad”, “sorrowful”, and refers to the fact that the entire known range of this species (Montagne des Français) suffers from severe deforestation and habitat destruction despite recently being declared as a nature reserve.
Источники[править]
- Glaw, F., Köhler, J., Townsend, T.M. & Vences, M. 2012. Rivaling the world's smallest reptiles: discovery of miniaturized and microendemic new species of leaf chameleons (Brookesia) from northern Madagascar. PLoS ONE 7(2): e31314. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031314 Reference page.