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Brookesia thieli BRYGOO & DOMERGUE, 1969

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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae (Brookesiinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Domergue's Leaf Chameleon 
SynonymBrookesia thieli BRYGOO & DOMERGUE 1969
Brookesia antoetrae BRYGOO & DOMERGUE 1971
Brookesia thieli — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 239
Brookesia antoetrae — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 240
Brookesia thieli — NECAS 1999: 273
Brookesia antoetrae — NECAS & SCHMIDT 2004 
DistributionE Madagascar

Type locality: Ambodimanga, Madagascar.

antoetrae: Madagascar (Ambahona, Ankarampotsy); Type locality: Ambahona, Antoetra, sous-préfecture d'Ambositra.
 
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1968.0132; paratypes: MNHN-RA 1968.0133-0139; other specimens: NMW
Holotype: MNHN 1969.112; paratypes: MNHN 1969.113, MNHN 33.218 [antoetrae] 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy: Brookesia antoetrae has been synonymized with B. thieli by Raxworthy and Nussbaum (1995). However, Brady (1996) and others continue to consider Brookesia antoetrae as a valid species. 
EtymologyNamed after Jean Thiel, a French expert on tropical forests, especially hardwood trees. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Brygoo, E. R. & C. A. Domergue 1969. Notes sur les Brookesia de Madagascar. I. Un Brookesia des forets orientales de Madagascar, B. thieli n.sp. . Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 41 (6): 1103- 1109. - get paper here
  • Brygoo, E. R. & C. A. Domergue 1971. Notes sur les Brookesia (Chaméléonidés) de Madagascar. Description d'une espéce nouvelle, B. antoetrae n.sp., et des hémipénis de B. stumpffi et B. ebenaui. Remarques sur la répartition de B. stumpffi. . Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. Paris (2) 42 (5): 830-838. - get paper here
  • Flamme, A. 1996. Vorstellung der in der Zuchtgemeinschaft Chamaeleonidae gezüchteten Chamäleonarten. Teil 4: Brookesia thieli Brygoo & Domergue, 1969. Sauria 18 (1): 41-46 - 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
  • Lutzmann, N. & Flamme, A. 2004. Field observations, captive care, and breeding of the stump-tailed chameleon Brookesia thieli. Reptilia (GB) (35): 28-33 - get paper here
  • MÜLLER, Rolf & Thomas HILDENHAGEN 2009. Zeigt her eure Füßchen - Bemerkungen zu Sohlen- und Schwanzstrukturen bei Chamäleons. Chamaeleo 19 (1): 13-24 - get paper here
  • Nečas, P. 1994. Bemerkungen zur Chamäleon-Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, mit vorläufiger Beschreibung eines neuen Chamäleons aus Kenia (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Herpetozoa 7 (3/4): 95-108. - get paper here
  • Nečas, 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
  • Nečas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Mysterious Mini-Dragons: the stump-tailed chameleons Brookesia and Rhampholeon. Reptilia (GB) (35): 10-21 - 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)
  • Rabearivony, Jeanneney; Lee D. Brady, Richard K.B. Jenkins, Richard A. Griffiths, Achille P. Raselimanana, Michel Bisoa & Rasoamampionona N. Raminosoa 2015. Influence of riparian habitats on the distribution of rainforest chameleons in Parc National de Ranomafana, Madagascar. African Journal of Herpetology 64 (2): 148-159 | DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2015.1121930 - 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
  • Werning. H. 2012. “Neue” Zwergchamäleons aus Madagaskar. Reptilia (Münster) 17 (96): 14 - get paper here
  • Wolf, S. 2004. Reise in den Osten Madagaskars. Draco 5 (19): 22-29 - get paper here
 
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