Rhampholeon gorongosae

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 gorongosae Broadley, 1971

Holotype: NMZB-UM 21786, adult ♂.
Type locality: “Gorongoso Mts. (1200 m alt.), Manica & Sofale district, Mozambique”.

Rhampholeon marshalli gorongosae Broadley, 1971: 2 [original combination, as subspecies]
Rhampholeon gorongosae — Branch, 1998 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Broadley, D.G. 1971. A review of Rhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, with the description of a new subspecies from Mozambique (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 5(10): 1–6. Reference page.

Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira: Frankfurt. 256 pp.

Tolley, K.A., Alexander, G.J., Conradie, W., Farooq, H., Verburgt, L., Raimundo, A. & Sardinha, C.I.V. 2019. IUCN: Rhampholeon gorongosae (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T42760243A149766977. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T42760243A149766977.en. Accessed on 01 March 2026.