Rhampholeon platyceps GÜNTHER, 1893
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Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon, Malawi Stumptail Chameleon |
Synonym | Rhampholeon platyceps GÜNTHER 1893: 556 Rampholeon platiceps — BOCAGE 1896 (ex errore), J. Acad. Sci. Lisboa; 4:103. Brookesia platyceps — LOVERIDGE 1933: 343 Brookesia platyceps carri LOVERIDGE 1953 Brookesia platyceps — MERTENS 1966: 3 Rhampholeon platiceps — MERTENS 1966: 36 (ex errore) Rhampholeon platyceps — KLAVER & BÖHME 1986: 58 Rhampholeon platyceps carri — KLAVER & BÖHME 1997 Rampholeon [sic] platyceps — BRANCH & RYAN 2001 Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum) platyceps — MATTHEE et al. 2004 Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum) platyceps — TILBURY 2010: 193 Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum) platyceps — GLAW 2015 Rhampholeon platyceps — PIETERSEN et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Malawi (Shire Mts), Mozambique (Namuli Massif) Type locality: Shire Highlands, south of Lake Nyassa, principally upon Mount Zomba and Monut Milanje, Nyassaland (= Malawi). Terra typica restricta (fide STEVENS 1974: 13): Mulanje Mountain, Malawi. carri: Malawi; Type locality: Shire Mts, Lichenya plateau, 6000 ft elevation, Mlanje Mt.) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.73, adult female. Previously NHMUK 1892.12.31.21. |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Type species: Rhampholeon platyceps GÜNTHER 1893: 556 is the type species of the subgenus Rhinodigitum MATHEE et al. 2004. Subspecies: Broadley (1966) transferred Brookesia platyceps carri to the synonymy of Rh. platyceps in an unpublished thesis. This was confirmed by Tilbury (2010) and Branch et al. 2014. |
Etymology | Named after Gr.: platus, broad, flat; -ceps, adjectival ending meaning “-headed”: broad- or flat-headed (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023). |
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