Calumma guibei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. guibei
Binomial name
Calumma guibei
(Hillenius, 1959)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleo guibei
    Hillenius, 1959
  • Calumma guibei
    — Klaver & Böhme, 1986

Calumma guibei, also known commonly as Guibé's chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Guibé.[3]

Geographic range

C. guibei is found in northern Madagascar.[1] The type locality is Mt. Tsaratanana, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. guibei is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,250 m (3,280–7,380 ft).[1]

Description

C. guibei has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). It has a soft dermal rostral appendage, which is longer in males than in females.[2]

Reproduction

C. guibei is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana , H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Calumma guibei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172778A6916040. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172778A6916040.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Calumma guibei 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 guibei, p. 111).

Further reading

  • 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.
  • Hillenius D (1959). "The differentiation within the genus Chameleo Laurenti, 1768". Beaufortia 8: 1–92. (Chamaeleo guibei, new species, p. 25).
  • 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 guibei, new combination, p. 58).
  • Nečas P (1999). Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe), ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). (Calumma guibei, p. 278).



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