Rhampholeon msitugrabensis HUGHES, KUSAMBA, MENEGON & GREENBAUM, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Albertine Rift pygmy chameleon |
Synonym | Rhampholeon msitugrabensis HUGHES, KUSAMBA, MENEGON & GREENBAUM in HUGHES et al. 2024: 480 Rhampholeon boulengeri — DE WITTE 1965 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — TILBURY & TOLLEY 2015 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — SPAWLS et al. 2018 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — TILBURY 2018 (partim) Rhampholeon sp. 4 — HUGHES et al. 2018 |
Distribution | BURUNDI Type locality: BURUNDI, Bubanza Province, Kibira National Park, Mpishi, 03.06177° S, 29.49343° E, 1986 m elevation |
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Types | Holotype. UTEP 21709 (field no. ELI 1159), adult female, 20 December 2011, collected by E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba, M.M. Aristote, and W.M. Muninga (Fig. 13A). Paratype (topotype). Same collection details as holotype, three adult females, one adult male, and one juvenile male, UTEP 22739–22743 (field nos. ELI 1160–1164). Referred specimen. MTSN 7213, RWANDA, Western Province, Nyungwe National Park, Mount Bigugu (02.45565° S, 29.24927° E, 2669 m elevation) (1 specimen). |
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Etymology | Named after the Swahili word for forest, msitu, and the German word for rift valley, graben, in reference to the Albertine Rift forests where the species occurs. |
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