Rhampholeon acuminatus

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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Rhampholeon acuminatus Mariaux & Tilbury, 2006: 320

Holotype: MHNG 2645.001 (field tag TZ 414), ♂, collected by J. Mariaux and S. Loader on 21 October 2000.
Type locality: “Tanzania, Morogoro region, Nguru mountains, Nguru South Catchment FR, Komkore Forest above Ubili village [6°2'29"S; 37°30'40.5"E], 1500–1600 m”.

Mariaux, J. & Tilbury, C.R. 2006. The pygmy chameleons of the eastern Arc range (Tanzania): Evolutionary relationships and the description of three new species of Rhampholeon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Herpetological Journal 16(3): 315–331. PDF Reference page.

Tolley, K., Menegon, M. & Plumptre, A. 2014. IUCN: Rhampholeon acuminatus (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172524A1344202. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172524A1344202.en. Accessed on 03 February 2026.