Biology:Calumma amber

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Short description: Species of lizard

Calumma amber
Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma amber) male Montagne d’Ambre 2.jpg
male, Montagne d’Ambre National Park
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. amber
Binomial name
Calumma amber
Calumma amber distribution.png

Calumma amber, commonly known as the Amber Mountain chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Antsiranana Province, Madagascar .[1][2] The species was first observed in 1989 and was first described in 2006, and can only be found in the northernmost portion of the northern Diana Region of Madagascar, on and around Montagne d'Amber National Park.[3] C. amber was originally considered to be a population of C. brevicorne.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C. et al. (2011). "Calumma amber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172800A6920685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172800A6920685.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172800/6920685. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Calumma amber at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 January 2021.
  3. Uetz, Peter; Hošek, Jirí (2021), The Reptile Database, Catalogue of Life, doi:10.48580/dfpd-37s, https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/dataset/1008, retrieved 2022-11-01 
  4. Boumans, Louis; Vieites, David R.; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (December 2007). "Geographical patterns of deep mitochondrial differentiation in widespread Malagasy reptiles" (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (3): 822–839. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.028. PMID 17920299. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S105579030700190X. 

Further reading

  • Raxworthy CJ, Nussbaum RA. 2006. Six new species of occipital-lobed Calumma chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from Madagascar, with a new description of Calumma brevicorne. Copeia 2006 (4): 711–734. (Calumma amber, new species).

Wikidata ☰ Q2934416 entry