Chamaeleo laevigatus

Chamaeleo laevigatus

Chamaeleo laevigatus — 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: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo laevigatus

Name

Chamaeleo laevigatus (Gray, 1863)

Type locality: 500 miles south of Khartoum, Sudan.

Synonyms

• Chamaeleon laevigatus Gray 1863
• Chamaeleon sphaeropholis Reichenow 1887
• Chamaeleo vulgaris - Parenti & Picaglia 1886
• Chamaeleo senegalensis - Del Prato 1895

References

• Gray, J. E. 1863. On a new species of Chamaeleon. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 12: 248.
• Klaver,C. & Böhme,W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria), with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonn. zool. Monogr., 22: 1–64.
• 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. 
• Chamaeleo laevigatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Smooth Chameleon