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Calumma hilleniusi

Calumma hilleniusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. hilleniusi
Binomial name
Calumma hilleniusi
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleo brevicornis hilleniusi
    Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1973
  • Calumma brevicornis hilleniusi
    — Klaver & Böhme, 1986
  • Calumma hilleniusi
    — Glaw & Vences, 1994

Calumma hilleniusi is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hilleniusi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. hilleniusi are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 1,550–2,550 m (5,090–8,370 ft).[1]

Reproduction

C. hilleniusi is oviparous.[2] A female may lay a clutch of as many as ten eggs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Andriantsimanarilafy, R.A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Brady, L.; Glaw, F.; Griffiths, R.A.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana , H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Calumma hilleniusi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172925A6942671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172925A6942671.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Calumma hilleniusi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calumma hilleniusi, p. 124).

Further reading

  • Brygoo É-R, Blanc CP, Domergue C (1973). "Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar. XI. Un nouveau caméléon de l'Ankaratra : C. brevicornis hilleniusi n. subsp." Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France 98 (1): 113–120. (Chamaeleo brevicornis hilleniusi, new subspecies). (in French).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
  • Klaver C, Böhme W (1986). "Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology". Bonner zoologische Monographien 22: 1–64. (Calumma brevicornis hillenius, new combination).


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