Biology:Calumma hilleniusi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Calumma |
| Species: | C. hilleniusi
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| Calumma hilleniusi (Brygoo, C. Blanc & Domergue, 1973)
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Calumma hilleniusi is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, hilleniusi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.[2]
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).[3]
Reproduction
C. hilleniusi is oviparous.[1] A female may lay a clutch of as many as ten eggs.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Calumma hilleniusi 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 hilleniusi, p. 124).
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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).
- 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.
- 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q1027518 entry
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