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Rhampholeon
''Rhampholeon'' is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in central East Africa (extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grasses or leaf litter. Species The following 19 species are recognized as being valid."''Rhampholeon'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Rhampholeon acuminatus'' – Nguru pygmy chameleon *'' Rhampholeon beraduccii'' – Beraducci’s pygmy chameleon, Mahenge pygmy chameleon *'' Rhampholeon boulengeri'' – Boulenger's pygmy chameleon *'' Rhampholeon bruessoworum'' – Mount Inago pygmy chameleon *'' Rhampholeon chapmanorum'' – Chapmans's pygmy chameleon *'' Rhampholeon gorongosae'' – Mount Gorongosa pygmy chameleon *'' Rhampholeon hattinghi'' *'' Rhampholeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Marshalli
Marshall's pygmy chameleon (''Rhampholeon marshalli''), also called Marshall's leaf chameleon, Marshall's dwarf chameleon, or Marshall's stumptail chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in the forests of Zimbabwe and Mozambique in Africa. It grows from and feeds on insects. When standing still, it resembles a leaf on a branch. Etymology The specific name, ''marshalli'', is in honor of British entomologist Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall, who collected the holotype. Identification Marshall's leaf chameleon is unmistakable. It is the only such tiny chameleon in its range (sympatric with '' Chamaeleo dilepis quilensis'', the flap-necked chameleon to a degree). This is a tiny species of , females being slightly larger. Isolated populations have distinct size variations; for example, those found just to the north of Mutare appear to be larger than those just to the south (separated by deep valleys). It has a dorsoventrally flattened head and body with prominent ribs and apparent ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Beraduccii
''Rhampholeon beraduccii'', also known commonly as Beraducci's pygmy chameleon or the Mahenge pygmy chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. Etymology The specific name, ''beraduccii'', is in honor of Italian herpetologist Joe Beraducci. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Rhampholeon beraduccii'', p. 23). Geographic range ''R. beraducii'' is found in the Mahenge Mountains of Tanzania. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''R. beraduccii'' is forest, at altitudes of . Description ''R. beraduccii'' is brown and very small. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is only . The tail is very short, about one fourth SVL. Reproduction ''R. beraduccii'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reprodu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Boulengeri
''Rhampholeon boulengeri'', also known commonly as Boulenger’s pygmy chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-born British Herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. Geographic range ''R. boulengeri'' is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''R. boulengeri'' is forest, at elevations up to . Diet ''R. boulengeri'' preys on insects, including caterpillars, and also on spiders. Schmidt KP (1919). Reproduction ''R. boulengeri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Schmidt KP (1919). "Contributions to the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Chapmanorum
''Rhampholeon chapmanorum'', also known commonly as Chapmans' pygmy chameleon, is a species of terrestrial pygmy chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to forest fragments in the Natundu Hills, Malawi. It was described as a species new to science by Colin R. Tilbury in 1992, from a patch of lowland seasonal rainforest in the Matandwe Forest Reserve. Etymology The specific name, ''chapmanorum'' (genitive, plural), is in honor of African naturalists James D. "Jim" Chapman and Elisabeth G. "Betty" Chapman, husband and wife. Geographic range and taxonomy The species ''R. chapmanorum'' was originally believed to be found across several inselbergs and mountains, until molecular phylogenetic analysis confirmed that it was endemic to the remaining forest in Malawi, and that other species from Mozambique were endemic to individual mountains. Reproduction ''R. chapmanorum'' is oviparous. www.reptile-database.org. Threats and conservation ''B. chap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chameleon
Chameleons or chamaeleons ( family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, being capable of shifting to different hues and degrees of brightness. The large number of species in the family exhibit considerable variability in their capacity to change color. For some, it is more of a shift of brightness (shades of brown); for others, a plethora of color-combinations (reds, yellows, greens, blues) can be seen. Chameleons are distinguished by their zygodactylous feet, their prehensile tail, their laterally compressed bodies, their head casques, their projectile tongues, their swaying gait, and crests or horns on their brow and snout. Chameleons' eyes are independently mobile, and because of this there are two separate, individual images that the brain is analyzing of the chameleon’s environment. When hunting prey, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Moyeri
''Rhampholeon moyeri'', Moyer's pygmy chameleon or Udzungwa pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References Rhampholeon Reptiles described in 2002 Taxa named by Colin R. Tilbury Reptiles of Tanzania {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Maspictus
''Rhampholeon maspictus'', the Mount Mabu pygmy chameleon, is a small native species of chameleon endemic to the tropical rainforests atop Mount Mabu in Zambezia, Mozambique. It is roughly long. The specific epithet comes from the Latin "mas pictus," meaning "painted male," alluding to the unusual bright colours of most males, which are often retained for long periods, even when sleeping at night. ''R. maspictus'' occupy a range of , above sea level on Mount Mabu. The species is classified as "Near Threatened" for the small range of its distribution and its specialization to its Afromontane forest environment, unable to persist in altered habitats. Though its forest environment is intact, the edges of the forest are experiencing pressure from encroachment due to deforestation for agriculture and logging. If deforestation is to continue, ''R. maspictus'' may rapidly become " Critically Endangered," though anthropogenic threats are expected to be mitigated by local conservatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Temporalis
''Rhampholeon temporalis'', the Usambara stumptail chameleon or East Usambara pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Tanzania. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3429262 Rhampholeon Reptiles described in 1892 Taxa named by Paul Matschie Reptiles of Tanzania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Bruessoworum
''Rhampholeon bruessoworum'', the Mount Inago pygmy chameleon, is a small species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique. It was described in 2014. It has been found in small patches of wet forest at the base of the Mount Inago granitic inselberg. It is only known from that locality. The wet forests it inhabits are mid-altitude afrotemperate, , with a canopy height primarily tall. The lizard occurs in highly fragmented and threatened portions. Its habitat quality is degrading, with pressures from logging for agricultural land and commercial logging operations. Because of its reduced and threatened habitat, it is considered Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol .... Males grow to and females to . References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17898 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Acuminatus
''Rhampholeon acuminatus'', the Nguru pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References Rhampholeon Reptiles described in 2006 Taxa named by Colin R. Tilbury Reptiles of Tanzania {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Hattinghi
''Rhampholeon hattinghi'' is a species of chameleon endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... References Rhampholeon Reptiles described in 2015 Taxa named by Colin R. Tilbury Taxa named by Krystal A. Tolley Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{chameleon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhampholeon Gorongosae
''Rhampholeon gorongosae'', the Mount Gorongosa pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3429256 Rhampholeon Reptiles described in 1971 Taxa named by Donald George Broadley] Reptiles of Mozambique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
