Biology:Palleon
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Short description: Genus of lizards
Palleon | |
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Palleon nasus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Palleon Glaw, Hawlitschek & Ruthensteiner, 2013 |
Type species | |
Brookesia nasus Boulenger, 1887
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Diversity | |
2 species |
Palleon is a genus of small chameleons erected in 2013 for a small clade formerly assigned to the genus Brookesia.[1] The species of Palleon are endemic to Madagascar .
Species
- Palleon lolontany Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1995
- Palleon nasus (Boulenger, 1887) – elongate leaf chameleon
- Palleon nasus nasus
- Palleon nasus pauliani
References
- ↑ Glaw, F.; Hawlitschek, O.; Ruthensteiner, B. (2013). "A new genus name for an ancient Malagasy chameleon clade and a PDF-embedded 3D model of its skeleton". Salamandra 49: 237–238.
Wikidata ☰ Q15698510 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palleon.
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