Calumma brevicorne

Calumma brevicorne

Calumma brevicorne — distribution map

Taxonavigation

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: Calumma
Species: Calumma brevicorne
Subspecies: C. b. brevicorne – C. b. tsarafidyi

Name

Calumma brevicorne (Günther, 1879)

Type locality: Madagascar (near Antananarivo, foret de Tsarafidyi, sous-prefecture d’Ambohimahasoa).

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.41.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleon brevicornis Günther 1879
• Chamaeleon gularis Günther 1879
• Calumma brevicornis — Glaw & Vences 1994: 245

References

• Günther, A. 1879. Description of four new species of Chamaeleon from Madagascar. Proc. zool. Soc., London 1879: 148–150.
• Lutzmann, N. & Lutzmann, H. 2004. Das grammatikalische Geschlecht der Gattung Calumma (Chamaeleonidae) und die nötigen Anpassungen einiger Art- und Unterartbezeichnungen. Reptilia (Münster) 9(4): 4–5 (Addendum in issue 5: 13).
• 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. 
• Calumma brevicorne at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 March 2008.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kurzhorn-Chamäleon
English: Short-horned Chameleon