Rieppeleon kerstenii

Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Rieppeleon
Species: Rieppeleon kerstenii
Subspecies (2): R. k. kerstenii – R. k. robecchii
Name
[edit]Rieppeleon kerstenii (Peters, 1868)
- Holotype: ZMB 5516.
- Type locality: “Wanga bei Mombas [=Vanga at Mombasa], Kenya.
Combinations
[edit]- Chamaeleo Kerstenii Peters, 1868: 449 [original combination]
- Rhampholeon kerstenii — Günther, 1880 [subsequent combination]
- Brookesia kerstenii — Loveridge, 1936: 335 [subsequent combination]
- Rieppeleon kerstenii — Matthee, Tilbury & Townsend, 2004 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Rhampholeon robecchii Boulenger, 1892
- Rhampholeon mandera Meek, 1897
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Peters, W.C.H. 1868. Über eine neue Nagergattung, Chiropodomys penicullatus, sowie über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien und Fische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868: 448–461. BHL
- 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.
Additional references
[edit]- Nečas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira: Frankfurt. 256 pp.
Links
[edit]- Tolley, K. 2014. IUCN: Rieppeleon kerstenii (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172535A1344556. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172535A1344556.en. Accessed on 15 January 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- čeština: Brokesie Kerstenova
- English: Kenya Stumptail Chameleon