Brookesia perarmata (ANGEL, 1933)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae (Brookesiinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Antsingy Leaf Chameleon
Synonym	Leandria perarmata ANGEL 1933 Brookesia perarmata — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 235 Brookesia perarmata — NECAS 1999: 277 Brookesia perarmata — TOWNSEND et al. 2009
Distribution	W Madagascar Type locality: Antsingy, 300 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1933.0145 (by monotypy)
Diagnosis
Comment	Has been added to CITES Appendix I, under which trade is permitted only in exceptional circumstances (CARPENTER & ROBSON 2005).
Etymology	Named after L.: per- , prefix meaning “very”; armare (from arma, weapon) to furnish with weapons; -atus/a/um, perfect participle ending: very armed, denoting the profuse spiny scalation (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023).
References	Angel, F. 1933. Sur un genre Malgache nouveau, de la famille des Chamaeléontidés. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 5(6): 443-446 - get paper here BORA, PARFAIT; J. CHRISTIAN RANDRIANANTOANDRO, ROMA RANDRIANAVELONA, ELISOA F. HANTALALAINA, RAPHALI R. ANDRIANTSIMANARILAFY, DANIEL RAKOTONDRAVONY, OLGA R. RAMILIJAONA, MIGUEL VENCES, RICHARD K. B. JENKINS, FRANK GLAW, AND JÖRN KÖHLER 2010. AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE TSINGY DE BEMARAHA PLATEAU, WESTERN MADAGASCAR: CHECKLIST, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION. Herp. Cons. Biol. 5 (1): 111-125 Carpenter, A.I. & Robson, O. 2005. A review of the endemic chameleon genus Brookesia from Madagascar, and the rationale for its listing on CITES Appendix II. Oryx 39 (4): 375-380 - get paper here 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. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here Le Berre, Francois 1996. A few notes on four species of Brookesia. Reptiles 4 (10): 24-30 MÜLLER, Rolf & Thomas HILDENHAGEN 2009. Zeigt her eure Füßchen - Bemerkungen zu Sohlen- und Schwanzstrukturen bei Chamäleons. Chamaeleo 19 (1): 13-24 - get paper here Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Mysterious Mini-Dragons: the stump-tailed chameleons Brookesia and Rhampholeon. Reptilia (GB) (35): 10-21 - get paper here Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14 (1): 24] Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Geheimnisvolle Mini-Drachen: Die Erd- und Stummelschwanzchamäleons der Gattungen Brookesia und Rhampholeon. Reptilia (Münster) 9 (48): 18-27 - get paper here Necas, 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) Pieh, A. 1999. Das Aquarium des zoologisch-botanischen Gartens, der Wilhelma, in Stuttgart. Elaphe 7 (2): 74-77 Randrianantoandro, Joseph Christian; Randrianavelona, Roma; Andriantsimanarilafy, Raphali Rodlis; Fideline, Hantalalaina Elisoa; Rakotondravony, Daniel; Jenkins, Richard K.B. 2007. Roost site characteristics of sympatric dwarf chameleons (genus Brookesia) from western Madagascar. Amphibia-Reptilia 28 (4): 577-581 - get paper here Rogner, Manfred 2014. Chamäleons im Terrarium. Draco 15 (58): 6-22 - get paper here Schmidt, W.; Tamm, K. & Wallikewitz, E. 2010. Chamäleons - Drachen unserer Zeit. Natur und Tier Verlag, 328 pp. [review in Reptilia 101: 64, 2013] - get paper here Schneider, C. 2016. Reptiliensuche auf Madagaskar. Reptilia 21 (118): 74-79 - get paper here Townsend, T.M.; Vieites, D.R.; Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2009. Testing Species-Level Diversification Hypotheses in Madagascar: The Case of Microendemic Brookesia Leaf Chameleons. Systematic Biology 58 (6):641–656 - get paper here Ziegler, Thomas; Joel Kamphausen, Frank Glaw, Angelica Crot- tini,, Gerardo Garcia, Dennis Rödder, Anna Rauhaus, Lilli Sten- ger & Anna Wahle 2022. Threatened Malagasy amphibians and reptiles in zoos – a call for enhanced implementation of the IUCN’s One Plan Approach Zool. Garten N.F. 90: 21-69 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=brookesia http://bibliofile.mc.duke.edu/gww/Reptiles/Brookesia.html http://www.batraciens-reptiles.com/cameleons.htm http://www.seh-herpetology.org/sites/seh-herpetology.org/files/uploads… http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=chamaeleo Google images

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