Calumma vatosoa ANDREONE, MATTIOLI, JESU & RANDRIANIRINA, 2001
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Calumma vatosoa
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| Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Calumma vatosoa ANDREONE, MATTIOLI, JESU & RANDRIANIRINA 2001: 57 |
| Distribution | NE Madagascar Type locality: Foret de Tsararano (Campsite 2), elevation 665 m. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MRSN R1628 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized chameleon (snout-vent length 60 mm), ascribed to the Calumma furcifer group (see later) due to the following characters: absence of occipital lobes, absence of gular and ventral crest, markedly acute rostral profile and greenish coloration. Assignment to the other Calumma group including medium-sized chameleons (C. nasuta group) cannot be supported because of the absence of the soft dermal rostral appendage and the completely different hemipenis ornamentation. This new species differs from all the others of the group for the following combination of external morphological features: heterogeneous scalation, canthi rostrales joined at snout tip, absence of rostral appendage, evident lateral crests, flattened helmet, absence of dorsal crest and presence of axillary pockets. In terms of hemipenis ornamentation, there is a feature exclusive to this species which has not been described in any other species of the genus Calumma: the coexistence of three pairs of rotulae. (Andreone et al. 2001) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after Malagasy “vato” = stone, and “soa” = beautiful. |
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