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Furcifer nicosiai JESU, MATTIOLI & SCHIMMENTI, 1999

IUCN Red List - Furcifer nicosiai - Endangered, EN
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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymFurcifer nicosiai JESU, MATTIOLI & SCHIMMENTI 1999
Furcifer nicosiai — NECAS 2012
Furcifer cf. nicosiai — ECKHARDT et al. 2018 
DistributionW Madagascar

Type locality: Trano Passage, Strict, Nature Reserve No 9, „Tsingy de Bemaraha“, 18° 42‘ S, 44° 43‘ E, 90 m a.s.l. (= elevation), Antsalova Fivondranana, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MSNG 49094 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Guido Nicosia, an Italian novelist and diplomat. He was Italian Ambassador to Madagascar and Mauritius (1996-1999). His novels are mostly thrillers with an ambassadorial figure as the hero. He helped Jesu and Schimmenti during their visits to Madagascar (1995-1999). 
References
  • Belluardo F, Quirós DD, Lobón-Rovira J, Rosa GM, Rasoazanany M, Andreone F, Crottini A 2021. Uncovering the herpetological diversity of small forest fragments in south-eastern Madagascar (Haute Matsiatra). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(2): 315-343 - get paper here
  • BELLUARDO, FRANCESCO; GONÇALO ROSA, FRANCO ANDREONE, ELODIE COURTOIS, JAVIER LOBÓN-ROVIRA, RONALD NUSSBAUM, MIARY RASELIMANANA, MALALATIANA RASOAZANANY, CHRISTOPHER RAXWORTHY & ANGELICA CROTTINI. 2021. Extending the known distribution of Nicosia’s chameleon, Furcifer nicosiai Jesu, Mattioli & Schimmenti, 1999 (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Herpetology Notes 14: 455-460 - get paper here
  • Belluardo, Francesco; Gonçalo Rosa, Franco Andreone, Elodie Courtois, Javier Lobón-Rovira, Ronald Nussbaum, Miary Raselimanana, Malalatiana Rasoazanany, Christopher Raxworthy, Angelica Crottini 2021. Extending the known distribution of Nicosia’s chameleon, Furcifer nicosiai Jesu, Mattioli & Schimmenti, 1999 (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Herpetology Notes 14: 455-460 - get paper here
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
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  • Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG 2015. Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar’s Dry Forest Reptiles. PLoS One 10 (7): e0132803, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132803 - get paper here
  • Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here
  • Jesu, R., Mattioli, F. & G. Schimmenti 1999. On the discovery of a new large chameleon inhabiting the limestone outcrops of western Madagascar: Furcifer nicosiai sp. nov. (Reptilia, Chamaeleonidae). Doriana 8 (311): 1-14
  • Kraus, Falk Eckhardt; Cornelia; and Peter M. Kappeler, 2019. Life histories, demographies and population dynamics of three sympatric chameleon species (Furcifer spp.) from western Madagascar. Amphibia-Reptilia 40 (1): 41-54 - get paper here
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