Biology:Calumma guibei
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Calumma |
| Species: | C. guibei
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| Binomial name | |
| Calumma guibei (Hillenius, 1959)
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Calumma guibei, also known commonly as Guibé's chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Guibé.[2]
Geographic range
C. guibei is found in northern Madagascar.[3] The type locality is Mt. Tsaratanana, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. guibei is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,250 m (3,280–7,380 ft).[3]
Description
C. guibei has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). It has a soft dermal rostral appendage, which is longer in males than in females.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Calumma guibei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael, Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calumma guibei, p. 111).
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Further reading
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN:978-3929449-03-7.
- Hillenius D (1959). "The differentiation within the genus Chameleo Laurenti, 1768". Beaufortia 8: 1–92. (Chamaeleo guibei, new species, p. 25).
- 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 guibei, new combination, p. 58).
- Nečas P (1999). Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN:3-930612-04-6 (Europe), ISBN:1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). (Calumma guibei, p. 278).
Wikidata ☰ Q2934431 entry
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