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Furcifer
Sign in to saveFurcifer is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but F. cephalolepis and F. polleni are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, F. pardalis has been introduced to Réunion, Mauritius and Florida, while F. oustaleti has been introduced to Kenya and Florida.
Species
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae
叉角避役屬（學名：Furcifer）是一屬變色龍。牠們大部份都分佈在馬達加斯加，只有扁鼻變色龍及F. polleni是葛摩的特有種。另外，豹變色龍已被引入到留尼旺及毛里裘斯，奧力士變色龍也被引入到肯雅的奈洛比。 叉角避役屬已被列在《瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約》附錄二中，禁止未經許可的入口。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Collections
- CUMV, MVZ, AMNH
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
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- Parent taxon
- Chamaeleoninae
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- Category:Furcifer
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- フサエカメレオン属
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Furcifer is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but F. cephalolepis and F. polleni are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, F. pardalis has been introduced to Réunion, Mauritius and Florida, while F. oustaleti has been introduced to Kenya and Florida.
==Taxonomy== The generic name () is derived from the Latin root meaning "forked" and refers to the shape of the animal's feet.
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