Calumma brevicorne


Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Calumma
Species: Calumma brevicorne
Subspecies (2): C. b. brevicorne – C. b. tsarafidyi
Name
[edit]Calumma brevicorne (Günther, 1879)
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.41 (formerly 79.1.11.4), ♂.
- Type locality: “neighbourhood of Antananarivo”, Madagascar.
Combinations
[edit]- Chameleon brevicornis Günther, 1879: 148 [original combination]
- Chamaeleo brevicornis — Brygoo, 1971 [subsequent combination]
- Calumma brevicornis — Klaver & Böhme, 1986 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]
- Calumma brevicorne — Walbröl & Walbröl, 2004 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]
Synonyms
[edit]- Chamaeleon gularis Günther 1879: 149
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Günther, A. 1879. Description of four new species of Chamaeleon from Madagascar. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879: 148–150.
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.
- Lutzmann, N. & Lutzmann, H. 2004. Das grammatikalische Geschlecht der Gattung Calumma (Chamaeleonidae) und die nötigen Anpassungen einiger Art- und Unterartbezeichnungen. Reptilia 9(4): 4–5. (Addendum in issue 5: 13)
- Raxworthy, C.J. & Nussbaum, R.A. 2006. Six New Species of Occipital-Lobed Calumma Chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from Montane Regions of Madagascar, with a New Description and Revision of Calumma brevicorne. Copeia 2006(4): 711–734. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2006)6[711:SNSOOC]2.0.CO;2
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Jenkins, R.K.B., Andreone, F., Andriamazava, A., Anjeriniaina, M., Glaw, F., Rabibisoa, N., Rakotomalala, D., Randrianantoandro, J.C., Randrianiriana, J., Randrianizahana , H., Ratsoavina, F., Robsomanitrandrasana, E. & Carpenter, A. 2011. IUCN: Calumma brevicorne (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172984A6952943. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172984A6952943.en. Accessed on 05 February 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Deutsch: Kurzhorn-Chamäleon
- English: Short-horned Chameleon