Chamaeleo zeylanicus
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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo zeylanicus
[edit] Name
Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti, 1768
Type locality: Ceylon (= Sri Lanka), restricted by Mertens 1969.
[edit] Synonyms
- Chamaeleo zebra Bory de St. Vincent 1823
- Chamaeleo coromandelicus Fitzinger 1843
- Chamaeleo vulgaris var. marmoratus Gray 1865
- Chamaeleo ceylonicus - Stoliczka 1872 (n. emend. pro Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti 1768)
[edit] References
- 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.
- Fritz, U. & Havas, P. 2007. Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Vertebrate Zoology 57(2): 149-368.
- 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 zeylanicus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 Mar 2008.
[edit] Vernacular names
English: Indian chameleon
