Nadzikambia mlanjensis (BROADLEY, 1965)
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Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Chamaeleo mlanjense BROADLEY 1965 Bradypodion mlanjense — NECAS 1999: 275 Nadzikambia mlanjense — TILBURY et al. 2006 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — TILBURY 2010: 430 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — LIVIGNI 2013: 287 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — PIETERSEN et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Malawi (Ruo Gorge Forest on Mlanje Mt.) Type locality: Ruo Gorge Forest on Mljanje Mt., Malawi |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: NMZB, previously UM 4268 |
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Comment | Type species: Chamaeleo mlanjensis BROADLEY 1966 is the type species of the genus Nadzikambia TILBURY et al. 2006. |
Etymology | The species was named after the type locality. The genus name Nadzikambia is derived from “Nadzikambi”, the name for chameleon in ChiChewa, the language used by the tribe that lives in the area around Mulanje Mountain in southern Malawi. The name Nadzikambe is Latinised by terminating it with the suffix “ia” thus giving it a feminine gender. |
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