Calumma peltierorum

Calumma peltierorum — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Calumma
Species: Calumma peltierorum

Name

Calumma peltierorum Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2006: 723

• Holotype: AMNH R-152387 (RAX 5326), adult ♂, collected by S. Mahaviasy, N. Rabibisoa, A. Rakotondrazafy and C.J. Raxworthy on 2 February 2003.
• Type locality: “Madagascar, Mahajanga Province, Bealanana Fivondronana, Tsaratanana, Mangindrano-Maromokotro trail, Matsaborimaiky, 14°09.175’S, 48°57.431’E, 1900–2050 m elev.”

References

Primary references

• 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

• Jenkins, R.K.B., Andreone, F., Andriamazava, A., Anjeriniaina, M., Brady, L., Glaw, F., Griffiths, R.A., Rabibisoa, N., Rakotomalala, D., Randrianantoandro, J.C., Randrianiriana, J., Randrianizahana , H., Ratsoavina, F. & Robsomanitrandrasana, E. 2011. IUCN: Calumma peltierorum  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172737A6908578. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172737A6908578.en. Accessed on 05 February 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Peltier's Chameleon