Calumma hilleniusi
Calumma hilleniusi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Calumma |
Species: | C. hilleniusi
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Binomial name | |
Calumma hilleniusi | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Calumma hilleniusi is a
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
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Calumma hilleniusi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- 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).
- 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).