Bradypodion melanocephalum

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Bradypodion melanocephalum
Bradypodion melanocephalum — distribution map

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species: Bradypodion melanocephalum

Name[edit]

Bradypodion melanocephalum (Gray, 1865)

Type locality: Port Natal, South Africa.

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.7.

Synonyms[edit]

  • Microsaura melanocephala Gray 1865
  • Chamaeleon melanocephalusWerner 1911
  • Lophosaura melanocephala kentanica Hewitt 1935
  • Chamaeleo pumilus melanocephalusHillenius 1959
  • Bradypodion pumilum melanocephalum - Böhme & Klaver 1997
  • Bradypodion kentanicumStuart-Fox & Moussali 2007

References[edit]

  • Gray,J. E. 1865. Revision of the genera and species of Chamaeleonidae, with the description of some new species. Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1864: 465–479.
  • Miller, A.K.; Alexander, G.J. 2009: Do dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) show developmental plasticity? African zoology, 44(1): 45–54. DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0105
  • Stuart-Fox, D. & Moussalli, A. 2007. Sex-specific ecomorphological variation and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion spp.). J. evol. Biol. 20: 1073–1081.
  • Raw, L. R. G. 1976. A survey of the dwarf chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with description of three new species (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Durban Mus. Novit. 11(7): 139–161.
  • Bradypodion melanocephalum at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Black-headed Dwarf Chameleon