Calumma hilleniusi

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Calumma hilleniusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. hilleniusi
Binomial name
Calumma hilleniusi
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleo brevicornis hilleniusi
    Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1973
  • Calumma brevicornis hilleniusi
    Klaver & Böhme, 1986
  • Calumma hilleniusi
    Glaw & Vences, 1994

Calumma hilleniusi is a

Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hilleniusi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.[3]

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).[1]

Reproduction

C. hilleniusi is oviparous.[2] A female may lay a clutch of as many as ten eggs.[1]

References

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).
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  • 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).