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Brookesia bekolosy RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1995

IUCN Red List - Brookesia bekolosy - Endangered, EN

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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae (Brookesiinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBrookesia bekolosy RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1995: 540
Brookesia bekolosy — NECAS 1999: 276 
DistributionMadagascar (only known from the type locality)

Type locality: Bekolosy, Manongarivo Special Reserve, 1200 m elevation  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: UMMZ 200078 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A Brookesia with a straight dorsal ridge (keel) on the body; an incomplete series of six, dorsolateral pointed tubercles on the anterior region of the body; no pelvic shield; and no pointed tubercles on the chin. Only two other species, Brookesia superciliaris and B. therezieni have a straight dorsal ridge on the body. Brookesia superciliaris and therezieni have a complete series of 10-11 dorsolateral pointed tubercles on the body and pointed tubercles on the chin. (Raxworthy & Nussbaum 1995)


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CommentAbundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • Nečas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14 (1): 24]
  • Nečas, Petr 1999. Chameleons - Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp.; ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe)<br>ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada)
  • Raxworthy, C. J. & R. A. Nussbaum 1995. Systematics, speciation and biogeography of the dwarf chameleons (Brookesia; Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleontidae) of northern Madagascar. Journal of Zoology 235: 525-558. - get paper here
 
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