Chamaeleo africanus
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Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo africanus
Name[edit]
Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti, 1768
Type locality: Africa (fide Mertens 1966: 6).
Synonyms[edit]
- Chamaeleo candidus Laurenti 1768 (?)
- Chamaeleo mexicanus Laurenti 1768 (?)
- Chamaeleo aegyptius Bonnaterre 1789
- Chamaeleo calcaratus Merrem 1820: 162
- Chamaeleon basiliscus Cope 1868
References[edit]
- Laurenti, J. N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austracorum, quod authoritate et consensu. Vienna, Joan. Thomae, 217 pp.
- Klaver,C. & BÖHME,W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria), with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonn. zool. Monogr., 22: 1-64.
- 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).
- Chamaeleo africanus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 Mar 2008.
Vernacular names[edit]
English: African Chameleon