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Calumma hilleniusi
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Calumma
Species:	C. hilleniusi
Binomial name
Calumma hilleniusi (Brygoo, C. Blanc & Domergue, 1973)
Synonyms
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.

Etymology

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

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).

Reproduction

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

References

1. ^ 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. ^ 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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