Furcifer lateralis (GRAY, 1831)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Carpet Chameleon, Jewel Chameleon G: Teppich-Chamäleon
Synonym	Chamaeleo lateralis GRAY 1831: 53 Chamaeleo lateralis — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1836: 220 Apola lateralis — GRAY 1865: 348 Chamaeleo lambertoni ANGEL 1921 Chamaeleo lateralis — SCHMIDT 1986 Furcifer lateralis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 254 Furcifer lateralis — NECAS 1999: 217 Furcifer lateralis — CAMPBELL & DENZER 2020
Distribution	C Madagascar (sea level up to 2000 m elevation). Type locality: not given, according to Gray (1845): Madagascar
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.22.12-13 (2 specimens), one male, one half-grown. Holotype: MNHN 1921.269 (lambertoni)
Diagnosis
Comment	Subspecies: Florio et al. 2012 elevated F. l. major to species status without providing much detail. However, they do state that “Brygoo’s (1971) description of F. lateralis major from Tanandava, south-western Madagascar, closely corresponds with the morphology of the southern group recovered in our study. These individuals have higher head casques and have a larger SVL.” KLAVER & BÖHME 1997 listed major as a synonym of F. lateralis.
Etymology	Named after L.: latus (lateris > later), side or flank, -alis/is/e, adjectival suffix: relating to the white lateral lines on the flanks, viz. “streak-sided chameleon” according to the author of this name (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023).
References	Abate, Ardie 1995. Chameleon profile [Chamaeleo lateralis]. Chameleon Information Network (18): 15-16 Andrews, R. M., Brandley, M. C. and Greene, V. W. 2013. Developmental sequences of squamate reptiles are taxon specific. Evolution & Development, 15: 326–343. doi: 10.1111/ede.12042 - get paper here Angel, F. 1921. Contribution à l´étude des Chamaeleons de Madagascar. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 27(5-6): 328-331, 406-412. - get paper here Anonymous 1983. Das Teppichchamäleon. Herpetofauna 5 (25): 15 - get paper here Barbour, Thomas 1918. Vertebrata from Madagascar. 2. Amphibia and Reptilia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 61 (14): 479-489. - get paper here Belluardo F, Quirós DD, Lobón-Rovira J, Rosa GM, Rasoazanany M, Andreone F, Crottini A 2021. Uncovering the herpetological diversity of small forest fragments in south-eastern Madagascar (Haute Matsiatra). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(2): 315-343 - get paper here BÖHLE, A. 1998. Einige Bemerkungen zu Furcifer lateralis ”maior”. Mitteilungsblatt AG Chamäleons 20: 8-9. - get paper here Böhle, A. 2004. Eine Reise durch das madagassische Hochland. Draco 5 (19): 82-86 - get paper here Boumans, Louis; David R. Vieites, Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences 2007. Geographical patterns of deep mitochondrial differentiation in widespread Malagasy reptiles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (3): 822-839 - get paper here Brygoo, E. R. 1971. Reptiles Sauriens Chamaeleonidae. Genre Chamaeleo. Faune de Madagascar, ORSTOM et CNRS, Paris 33: 1-318. 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 D'Cruze, Neil; Annette Olsonn, David Henson, Sunil Kumar, and David Emmett. 2009. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a Temporary Protected Area in Southwest Madagascar. Herp. Cons. 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