Furcifer angeli (BRYGOO & DOMERGUE, 1968)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Angel’s chameleon
Synonym	Chamaeleo angeli BRYGOO & DOMERGUE 1968: 104 Furcifer angeli — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 252 Furcifer angeli — NECAS 1999: 214 Furcifer angeli — NECAS 2012
Distribution	NW Madagascar Type locality: “P.K. 450 de la R.N. 4, N. de Tsaramandroso (foret de l’Ankarafantsika)”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1967.0174 (by original designation)
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Fernand Angel (1881-1950), French herpetologist. See Guibé & Davis (1951) for an obituary.
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 1968. Les Caméléos á rostre impair et rigide de l'Ouest de Madagascar. Validité des espéces Chamaeleo labordi Grandidier, 1872, et C. antimena Grandidier, 1872. Description d'une espéce nouvelle C. angeli n.sp. et de la femelle de C. rhinoceratus Gray, 184 Mém. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris A 52 (2): 71-110 Evans, A. M., Marshal, J. P., & Alexander, G. J. 2021. Forest patch characteristics affect reptile occurrence in north‐western Madagascar. Austral Ecology - 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 Glaw,F. & Vences,M. 2001. Ein seltenes Chamäleon aus Madagaskar. DATZ 54 (7): 16-19 Guibé, J. & Davis, D.D. 1951. Fernand Angel, 1881-1950. Copeia 1951 (1): 1-2 - get paper here Necas, P. 2012. Chamäleons der Gattung Furcifer. Reptilia (Münster) 17 (95): 20-27 - 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) Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Jesse Erens, Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina, Miguel Vences 2015. Amphibian and reptile records from around the Betsiboka delta area in North-Western Madagascar. Herpetology Notes 8: 535-543 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://wildherps.com/species/F.angeli.html http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=furcifer http://www.seh-herpetology.org/images/atlas/pdf/squamata/lactri.pdf http://www.seh-herpetology.org/sites/seh-herpetology.org/files/uploads… Google images

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