Rhampholeon spinosus

Rhampholeon spinosus

Rhampholeon spinosus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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 (Rhampholeon)
Species: Rhampholeon spinosus

Name

Rhampholeon spinosus (Matschie, 1892)

• Holotype: ZMB 11350.
• Type locality: “Derema, Usambara-Gerbige”, Tanzania.

Combinations

• Chamaeleon spinosus Matschie, 1892: 105 [original combination]
• Chamaeleo spinosus — Mertens, 1966 [subsequent combination]
• Bradypodion spinosum — Klaver & Böhme, 1986 [subsequent combination]
• Rhampholeon spinosus — Tilbury & Mariaux, 2004: 109 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Matschie, P. 1892. Über eine kleine Sammlung von Säugethieren und Reptilien, welche Herr L. Conradt aus Usambara (Deutsch Ostafrika) heimgebracht hat. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1892: 101–110. BHL
• Tilbury, C.R. & Mariaux, J. 2004. A re-evaluation of the generic assignment of Bradypodion spinosum (Matschie, 1892) and some considerations on the genus Rhampholeon Günther, 1874. Revue suisse de Zoologie 111(1): 103–110. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Mysterious Mini-Dragons: the stump-tailed chameleons Brookesia and Rhampholeon. Reptilia 35: 10–21.

Links

• Tolley, K. & Menegon, M. 2014. IUCN: Rhampholeon spinosus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T176323A47652913. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176323A47652913.en. Accessed on 01 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Usambara Spiny Leaf Chameleon