Chamaeleo gracilis Hallowell, 1844

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 18

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13270281

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scientific name

Chamaeleo gracilis Hallowell, 1844
status

 

Chamaeleo gracilis Hallowell, 1844 View in CoL (three specimens)

Material: MNHN-RA 2005.3191-3192 (two specimens, Bamessing, 6.004°N and 10.352°E, elev. 1,200 m, coll. CamHerp L. Chirio, October 26, 2000) – MNHN-RA 2005.3590 (Balengu, 5.114°N and 10.450°E, elev. 1,480 m, coll. CamHerp L. Chirio, April 6, 2000).

This species is found in the Ethiopian Rift Valley from 200–1,900 m ( Largen and Spawls 2010), whereas in Cameroon it is reported between 5 and 1,775 m above sea level ( Chirio and LeBreton 2007). It was observed but not collected at Bafoussam by one of us (LC, June 22, 2000).

Chirio L, LeBreton M. 2007. Atlas des Reptiles du Cameroun. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle & IRD Editions, Paris, France. Volume 67. 688 p.

Largen MJ, Spawls S. 2010. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and Serpent's Tale Natural History Books Distributors, USA. Volume 38: 1 - 693.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Chamaeleonidae

Genus

Chamaeleo