Rieppeleon brevicaudatus

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

Rieppeleon brevicaudatus (Matschie, 1892)

Chamaeleon (Brookesia) brevicaudatus Matschie, 1892 [original combination]
Rhampholeon brevicaudatus — Werner, 1911 [subsequent combination]
Brookesia brevicaudata — Loveridge, 1942 [subsequent combination]
Rieppeleon brevicaudatus — Matthee, Tilbury & Townsend, 2004 [subsequent combination]

Matschie, P. 1892. Über eine kleine Sammlung von Säugethieren und Reptilien, welche Herr L. Conradt aus Usambara (Deutsch Ostafrika) heimgebracht hat. Sber. Ges. naturf. Freunde, Berlin 1892: 101–110.
Matthee, C.A., Tilbury, C.R & Townsend, T. 2004. A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) 271(1551): 1967–1975. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2806 Reference page.

Tolley, K. & Menegon, M. 2014. IUCN: Rieppeleon brevicaudatus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172520A1344134. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172520A1344134.en. Accessed on 15 January 2026.