Rhampholeon nchisiensis

Rhampholeon nchisiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Rhampholeon
Subgenus: Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum)
Species: Rhampholeon nchisiensis

Name

Rhampholeon nchisiensis (Loveridge, 1953)

• Holotype: MCZ 50681, adult ♀, collected by Arthur Loveridge on 1 December 1948.
• Type locality: “Nchisi Forest, 5000 feet, Nchisi Mountain, Xyasaland”.

Combinations

• Brookesia nchisiensis Loveridge, 1953: 190 [original combination]
• Rhampholeon nchisiensis — Klaver & Böhme, 1986 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1953. Zoological Results of a fifth expedition to East Africa. III. Reptiles from Nyasaland and Tete. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 110(3): 141–322. BHL

Additional references

• Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Mysterious Mini-Dragons: the stump-tailed chameleons Brookesia and Rhampholeon. Reptilia 35: 10–21.
• Hildenhagen, T. 2005. Zur Biologie und Verbreitung tansanischer Stummeschwanzchamäleons der neuen Untergattung Rhinodigitum MATTHEE, TILBURY & TOWNSEND 2004 mit Bemerkungen zur Haltung und Vemehrung. Elaphe 13(4): 31–42.

Links

• Tolley, K. & Menegon, M. 2014. IUCN: Rhampholeon nchisiensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172562A1345440. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172562A1345440.en. Accessed on 01 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Nchisi Pygmy Chameleon