Biology:Trioceros feae

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Short description: Species of lizard

Trioceros feae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. feae
Binomial name
Trioceros feae
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chamaeleon feae
    Boulenger, 1906
  • Chamaeleo (Trioceros) feae
    — Nečas, 1999
  • Trioceros feae
    — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Trioceros feae, also known commonly as the Bioko montane chameleon and Fea's chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Bioko.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, feae, is in honor of Leonardo Fea, who was an Italian explorer and naturalist.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. feae is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft).[3]

Reproduction

T. feae is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Species Trioceros feae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 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. (Chamaeleo feae, p. 88).
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Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1906). "Report on the Reptiles collected by the late L. Fea in West Africa". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Terza [=Third Series] 2: 196–216. (Chamæleon feae, new species, pp. 207–208 + Figure 4, two views).
  • Campbell PD, Denzer W (2020). "Annotated catalogue of chameleon types in the collection of the Natural History Museum, UK (NHMUK) (Reptilia: Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 4742 (3): 481–500.
  • 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).
  • Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros feae, new combination).


Wikidata ☰ Q3539418 entry