Rhampholeon
Sign in to saveRhampholeon (from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos), meaning "bill", and λέων (léōn), meaning "lion") is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in East Africa and Central Africa. They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grasses or leaf litter.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Rhampholeon – rodzaj jaszczurki z rodziny kameleonowatych (Chamaeleonidae). Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Afryce Środkowej[3]. Charakterystyka Osiągają do 10 cm długości. Prowadzą naziemny tryb życia. Systematyka Etymologia Rhampholeon: gr. ῥαμφος rhamphos „dziób, zakrzywiony dziób”[4]; λεων leōn, λεοντος leontos „lew” (używane w odniesieniu do rodzajów kameleonów)[5][6]. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[3]: Rhampholeon acuminatus Rhampholeon beraduccii Rhampholeon boulengeri Rhampholeon bruessoworum Rhampholeon chapmanorum Rhampholeon gorongosae Rhampholeon hattinghi Rhampholeon marshalli Rhampholeon maspictus Rhampholeon moyeri Rhampholeon nchisiensis Rhampholeon nebulauctor Rhampholeon platyceps Rhampholeon spectrum – kameleon liściowaty[7] Rhampholeon spinosus Rhampholeon temporalis Rhampholeon tilburyi Rhampholeon uluguruensis Rhampholeon viridis Przypisy ↑ Rhampholeon, w: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ang.). ↑ A.Ch.L.G. Günther. Descriptions of some new or imperfectly known Species of Reptiles from the Camaroon Mountains. „Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London”. 42, s. 4
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 86
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UTEP, UTA
- Recorded in
- Zimbabwe, Uganda, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Burundi
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- Chamaeleoninae
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Rhampholeon (from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos), meaning "bill", and λέων (léōn), meaning "lion") is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in East Africa and Central Africa. They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grasses or leaf litter.
==Species== The following 25 species are recognized as being valid:
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