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Furcifer cephalolepis (GÜNTHER, 1880)

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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymChamaeleon cephalolepis GÜNTHER 1880: 237
Furcifer cephalolepis — NECAS 1999: 210
Furcifer cephalolepis — NECAS 2012 
DistributionComoro Islands (Grand Comoro)

Type locality: Comoro islands  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.22.28-29, one male and one halfgrown. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Gr.: kephale, head; lepis, scale: head-scale referring to the larger scute-like scales on the head as compared with the supposedly related Archaius tigris (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023). 
References
  • Brygoo, E. R. 1978. Reptiles Sauriens Chamaeleonidae. Genre Brookesia et complément pour le genre Chamaeleo. Faune de Madagascar, 47: 1—173.
  • 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
  • Carretero, M.A.; Harris, J.D. & Rocha, S. 2005. Recent observation of reptiles in the Comoro islands (Western Indian Ocean). Herpetological Bulletin (91): 19-28
  • Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here
  • Günther,C.A.L.G. 1880. Description of new species of reptiles from eastern Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (33): 234-238 - get paper here
  • Hawlitschek O, Nagy ZT, Berger J, Glaw F 2013. Reliable DNA Barcoding Performance Proved for Species and Island Populations of Comoran Squamate Reptiles. PLoS One 8 (9): e73368. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073368 - get paper here
  • Hawlitschek, Oliver; Boris Brückmann, Johannes Berger, Katie Green, Frank Glaw 2011. Integrating field surveys and remote sensing data to study distribution, habitat use and conservation status of the herpetofauna of the Comoro Islands. ZooKeys 144: 21-79 - get paper here
  • Leptien, R. 2012. Abenteuer Komorenchamäleon – auf der Suche nach Furcifer cephalolepis. Reptilia (Münster) 17 (95): 28-32 - get paper here
  • Nečas, P. 2012. Chamäleons der Gattung Furcifer. Reptilia (Münster) 17 (95): 20-27 - get paper here
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Tamm, K.; Müller, V. & Schmidt, W. 1988. Haltung und Zucht von Furcifer cephalolepis. Herpetofauna 10 (57): 11-14 - get paper here
 
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