Biology:Nadzikambia

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Nadzikambia
Nadzikambia baylissi (10.3897-zse.92.9948) Figure 4 (cropped).jpg
Nadzikambia baylissi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamily: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Nadzikambia
Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006
Nadzikambia sp. distribution.png

Currently, two species are placed in the recently established genus Nadzikambia (derived from the species' name in Chichewa). They are plesiomorphic, small chameleons from the Ruo Gorge forest on Mount Mulanje in Malawi and Mount Mabu in Mozambique.

Initially placed into Chamaeleo, it was for some time moved to the South African dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) by some (Klaver & Böhme, 1986). This was criticized because plesiomorphies cannot be used to define clades, and eventually turned out to be in error.[1]

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Nadzikambia baylissi (10.3897-zse.92.9948) Figure 4 (cropped).jpg Nadzikambia baylissi ((Branch and Tolley, 2010) Mount Mabu chameleon Mount Mabu in Mozambique.
Nadzikambia mlanjensis ((Broadley, 1965) Mlanje Mountain chameleon Mount Mulanje in Malawi.

References

  1. Tolley, Krystal A.; Tilbury, Colin R. & Branch, William R. (2004): Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 354–365. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00211-2 PDF fulltext
  • Klaver, C.J.J. & Böhme, W. (1986): Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonner Zoologische Monographien 22: 1–64.
  • Tolley, Krystal A.; Tilbury, Colin R. & Branch, William R. (2007): Corrections to species names recently placed in Kinyongia and Nadzikambia (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 1426: 68.

Wikidata ☰ Q1757972 entry