Calumma hofreiteri GLAW, AGNE, PRÖTZEL, GEHRING, KÖHLER, PREICK, RATSOAVINA, STRAUBE, WOLLENBERG-VALERO, CROTTINI & VENCES, 2025
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Calumma hofreiteri
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| Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hofreiter’s chameleon G: Hofreiters Chamäleon |
| Synonym | Calumma hofreiteri GLAW, AGNE, PRÖTZEL, GEHRING, KÖHLER, PREICK, RATSOAVINA, STRAUBE, WOLLENBERG-VALERO, CROTTINI & VENCES 2025: 453 Calumma nasutum lineage K — PRÖTZEL et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | NE Madagascar Type locality: forest near Tarzanville (19.32435° S, 48.21988° E, 881 m above sea level), ca. 12 km north of Anosibe An’Ala, Northern Central East of Madagascar. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZSM 454/2010 (FGZC 4506), adult male, collected on 13 April 2010 by F. Glaw , J. Köhler, P.-S. Gehring, K. Mebert, E. Rajeriarison, and F. M. Ratsoavina. Paratypes: ZSM 256/2016 (FGZC 5283), adult male, from near Maromizaha (18.9555° S, 48.4658° E), Northern Central East of Madagascar, collected on 2 August 2016 by F. Glaw , D. Prötzel, J. Forster, and N. Raharinoro; ZSM 924/2003 (FGMV 2002.984), adult male, from near Andasibe (18.9229° S, 48.4186° E), Northern Central East of Madagascar, collected on 18 February 2003 by G. Aprea and collaborators. Referred material: ZSM, UADBA-FGZC |
| Diagnosis | Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Glaw et al. 2025: 448 (Fig. 2). |
| Etymology | Named after Michael “Michi” Hofreiter, as a recognition to his substantial contribution to the field of palaeogenomics and of his assistance with archival DNA analysis of the C. nasutum type, as well as numerous other name-bearing types of Madagascar’s amphibians and reptiles. |
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