Species details

You selected Rhampholeon affinis STEINDACHNER 1911. This is a synonym for:

Accepted scientific name:
Rhampholeon spectrum BUCHHOLZ 1874 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Rhampholeon spectrum BUCHHOLZ 1874
Synonyms:
Brookesia spectrum MERTENS 1966 (synonym)
Brookesia spectrum spectrum LOVERIDGE 1951 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Brookesia spectrum spectrum LOVERIDGE 1951
Chamaeleo spectrum BUCHHOLZ 1874 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chamaeleo spectrum BUCHHOLZ 1874
Rhampholeon affinis STEINDACHNER 1911 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Rhampholeon affinis STEINDACHNER 1911
Rhampholeon (rhampholeon) spectrum MATTHEE 2004 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Rhampholeon (rhampholeon) spectrum MATTHEE 2004
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Cameroon Stumptail Chameleon - -
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Chamaeleonidae
Genus Rhampholeon
Distribution: Cameroon, Congo, Bioko = Fernando Po, Central African Republic, Gabon, Terra typica: Limbé und Bonjongo, Kamerun. Restricted to Bojongo (MERTENS 1938).
Additional data: Apparently the only known parthenogenetic chameleon (KUHN & SCHMIDT 2003). This is also the type species of the genus Rhampholeon.
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Rhampholeon&species=spectrum
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e9e4cb2c-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201

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