Archaius tigris
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Archaius
Species: Archaius tigris
Name
[edit]Archaius tigris (Kuhl, 1820)
- Holotype: MNHN-RA 6640.
- Type locality: not stated, “Iles Seychelles” fide Guibé (1954).
Combinations
[edit]- Chamaeleo tigris Kuhl, 1820: 104 [original combination]
- Lophosaura tigris — Gray, 1865: 351 [subsequent combination]
- Chamaeleon tigris — Werner, 1911 [subsequent combination]
- Calumma tigris — Klaver & Böhme, 1986 [subsequent combination]
- Archaius tigris — Townsend, Tolley, Glaw, Böhme & Vences, 2010 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Chamaeleo scychellensis Kuhl 1820: 105
- Chamaeleo seichellensis Cuvier 1829 [invalid emendation]
- Chamaeleo seychellensis Duméril & Bibron, 1839 [invalid emendation]
- Chamaeleo scychelliensis Fitzinger, 1843 [invalid emendation]
- Chameleo fimbriatus Gray, 1845 [nomen nudum]
Native distribution areas
[edit]- Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette and Praslin.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Kuhl, H. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. Hermannsche Buchhandlung: Frankfurt am Main. 152 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page.
- Pawlowski, S. & Krämer, C. 2006. Herpetologische Eindrücke von den zentralen Sychelleninseln Praslin, Curieuse, La Digue und Cousin. Elaphe 14(3): 53–61.
Links
[edit]- Roesch, M., Maddock, S., Chong Seng, L., Albert, S., Baxter, R., Constance, A., Gower, D.J., Jean-Bonnelame, A., Monthy, M., Morel, C., Mougal, J., Sharkey, E. & Labisko, J. 2025. IUCN: Archaius tigris (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T61425A207699322. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T61425A207699322.en. Accessed on 26 February 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Tiger Chameleon
- español: Camaleón Tigre