Nadzikambia baylissi BRANCH & TOLLEY, 2010

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Nadzikambia baylissi BRANCH & TOLLEY 2010 Nadzikambia baylissi — LIVIGNI 2013: 281 Nadzikambia baylissi — CONRADIE et al. 2019 Nadzikambia baylissi — BAYLISS et al. 2024
Distribution	Mozambique (evergreen forest on Mount Mabu) Type locality: forest base camp in the extensive, mid-altitude forest that nestles under the eastern face of Mount Mabu, Zambézia Province, Mozambique (16°17’10.1’’ S, 36°24’ 02.2’’ E, ca. 967 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: PEM R18055, adult male.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: The new species can be distinguished from N. mlanjensis by its lateral body scalation that comprises often abutting, squarish, non-tubercular body scales (lateral body scales conical, subcircular, and usually separated by granules in N. mlanjensis, Fig. 2E); by generally having a higher number of labials, particularly on the upper lip (Fig. 2, Table 2); in having generally smooth scales on the crown of the head (Fig. 2) with a reduced parietal crest (cranial scales rugose and with well- developed parietal crest in N. mlanjensis); by having a simple hemipenis with reduced apical ornamentation (a pair of large apical papillate lobes present in N. mlanjensis, Fig. 3.), and by monophyly with high support using two mitochondrial and one nuclear marker. Male body colouration may also differ, although this requires confirmation with additional material [from BRANCH & TOLLEY 2010].
Comment
Etymology	The patronym honours the outstanding contributions of Dr Julian Bayliss, field organiser of recent surveys undertaken under the auspices of the Darwin Initiative to montane isolates in central Mozambique, and which have considerably increased our knowledge of the regional herpetofauna. See also Tolley 2020 for some anecdotal accounts of chameleon discovery in Mozambique.
References	Bayliss, J., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Branch, W.R. et al. 2024. A biogeographical appraisal of the threatened South East Africa Montane Archipelago ecoregion. Sci Rep 14, 5971 (2024) - get paper here Branch W.R. & Tolley, K.A. 2010. A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique. African Journal of Herpetology 59 (2): 157-172 - get paper here Conradie, Werner; Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva, Hanlie M. Engelbrecht, Simon P. Loader, Michele Menegon, Cristóvão Nanvonamuquitxo, Michael Scott, Krystal A. Tolley 2016. Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique’s sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians. Zoosyst. Evol. 92 (2): 163–180, DOI 10.3897/zse.92.9948 - get paper here CONRADIE, WERNER; WILLIAM R. BRANCH, & GILLIAN WATSON 2019. Type specimens in the Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa, including the historically important Albany Museum collection. Part 2: Reptiles (Squamata). Zootaxa 4576 (1): 001–045 - get paper here Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here LiVigni, F. (ed.) 2013. A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 495 pp. - get paper here TOLLEY, K. A 2020. Into Africa: Going Boldly to Places Herpetologists Have Not Gone Before. Herpetological Review 51: 648-650. Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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