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Species of lizard

Calumma guibei
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
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
  • 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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

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.

Reproduction

C. guibei is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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).


Taxon identifiers
Calumma guibei


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