Calumma malthe (GÜNTHER, 1879)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Chamaeleon malthe GÜNTHER 1879: 148 Chamaeleo malthe — MERTENS 1966 Calumma malthe — KLAVER & BÖHME 1986 Calumma malthe — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 247 Calumma malthe — NECAS 1999: 278 Calumma malthe — CAMPBELL & DENZER 2020
Distribution	N/E Madagascar Type locality: near Antananarivo, Madagascar
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.47, male. Previously NHMUK 1879.1.11.1
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Gr.: malthe, soft wax: probably indicating the absence of larger tubercles on the side of the body, which gives it a smooth, soft and pliant appearance (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023).
References	CAMPBELL, PATRICK D; WOLFGANG DENZER 2020. Annotated catalogue of chameleon types in the collection of the Natural History Museum, UK (NHMUK) (Reptilia: Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 4742 (3): 481–500 - 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 Günther, A. 1879. Description of four new species of Chamaeleon from Madagascar. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1879: 148-150. - get paper here Krüger, Jens 1999. Neue Erkenntnisse zur Faunistik einiger Reptilien Madagaskars. Salamandra 35 (2): 65-76 - get paper here Lutzmann, N.; Kremer, G.; van Steendam, N. & Flamme, A. 2004. Auf Chamäleonsuche entlang der Route National 2 von Antananarivo bis an die Ostküste bei Ambila-Lemaitso. [Madagascar]. Draco 5 (19): 50--55 - 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) Raxworthy, C.J. & Nussbaum, R.A. 2006. Six New Species of Occipital-Lobed Calumma Chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from Montane Regions of Madagascar, with a New Description and Revision of Calumma brevicorne. Copeia 2006 (4): 711-734 - get paper here Rovatsos, Michail; Marie Altmanová , Martina Johnson Pokorná , Petr Velenský , Antonio Sánchez Baca Orcid and Lukáš Kratochvíl 2017. Evolution of Karyotypes in Chameleons. Genes 8(12): 382; doi:10.3390/genes8120382 - 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 Zimmermann, H. 2001. Das erste “deutsche” Naturschutzgebiet in Madagaskar, der “Drachenbaum-Regenwald Maromiza bei Andasibe und seine Herpetofauna. Herpetofauna 23 (134): 28-34 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=calumma https://zoobank.org/E0F5FBF9-C031-4999-B952-7E1F42893B22 Google images

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