Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Knysna Dwarf Chameleon
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Lepidosauria
()
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Iguania
()
- Family:
Chamaeleonidae
()
- Subfamily:
Chamaeleoninae
()
- Genus:
Bradypodion
()
- Fitzinger, 1843
- Specific name:
damaranum
- BOULENGER 1887
- Scientific name: - Bradypodion damaranum BOULENGER 1887
- Specific name:
damaranum
- BOULENGER 1887
- Genus:
Bradypodion
(
- Subfamily:
Chamaeleoninae
(
- Family:
Chamaeleonidae
(
- Infraorder:
Iguania
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Lepidosauria
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Bradypodion damaranum — Pianka & Vitt 2003: 270 • Bradypodion damaranum — Raw 1976: 149 • Bradypodion pumilum damaranum Klaver & BÖhme 1997 • Chamaeleo pumilus damaranus Hillenius 1959: 63. • Chamaeleo pumilus damaranus — Mertens 1966: 23. • Chamaeleon damaranus Boulenger 1887 • Chamaeleon damaranus — Werner 1911: 24.
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Syntypes: BMNH 1946.9.4.7879 (2 specimens). For a map see
TOLLEY et al.
(2004). Habitat
: wet montane
forests
. Reproduction
:
ovoviviparous.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Bradypodion
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 18 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. caffer (Pondo Dwarf Chamel) · B. caffrum (Transkei Dwarf Chameleon) · B. damaranum (Knysna Dwarf Chameleon) · B. dracomontanum (Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon) · B. gutturale (Robertson Dwarf Chameleon) · B. karrooicum (Karoo Dwarf Chameleon) · B. melanocephalum (Black-Headed Dwarf Chameleon) · B. nemorale (Zululand Dwarf Chamaeleon) · B. oxyrhinum (Rednose Dwarf Chameleon) · B. pumilum (Smith's Dwarf Chameleon) · B. pumilum pumilum (Cape Dwarf Chameleon) · B. setaroi (Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon) · B. taeniabronchum (Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon) · B. tenue (Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon) · B. thamnobates (Natal Midland Dwarf Chamaeleon) · B. transvaalense (Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon) · B. uthmoelleri (Muller's Leaf Chameleon) · B. ventrale (Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon)
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Further Reading
- Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 113, p. 120, p. 169.
- Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES Secretariat url p. 109, p. 166.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices JNCC url p. 17.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2537090
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-1183
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 613221
