Calumma vencesi ANDREONE, MATTIOLI, JESU & RANDRIANIRINA, 2001

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Calumma vencesi ANDREONE, MATTIOLI, JESU & RANDRIANIRINA 2001
Distribution	NE Madagascar Type locality: Foret d'Ambolokopatrika (Campsite 2), elevation 870 m.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MRSN R1690 (erroneously given in the description as MSRN), collected 14 December 1997, by. F. Andreone, G. Aprea and J. E. Randrianirina. Paratypes: MRSN, PBZT-FN
Diagnosis	Diagnosis. A medium-sized chameleon (snout-vent length up to 73 mm), included in the Calumma furcifer group (sensu Glaw & Vences, 1994) by virtue of the absence of occipital lobes, absence of gular and ventral crest, markedly acute rostral profile and greenish coloration. This new species differs from all the others in the group in the following combination of morphological features: homogeneous scalation, divided canthi rostrales, absence of rostral appendage, evident lateral crests, evident nuchal fold, markedly oblique parietal profile, double longitudinal ventral white line, weakly developed dorsal crest, rings made by 1-2 rows of white scales on upper surfaces of fingers [described as "bagues au niveau des doigts" by Brygoo (1978) in regard to Calumma marojezensis, formerly Chameleo gastrotaenia marojezensis]. Concerning the hemipenis ornamentation, it differs in that (1) a pair of sulcal rotulae anteriorly bear a papillary field, and (2) a pair of asulcal rotulae showing a double denticulated edge and a pair of long pointed cylindrical papillae bear a micropapillary field on top. (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 Miguel Vences, German herpetologist.
References	Andreone, Franco, Fabio Mattioli, Riccardo Jesu and Jasmin E. Randrianirina 2001. Two new chameleons of the genus Calumma from north-east Madagascar, with observations on hemipenial morphology in the Calumma furcifer group (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae). The Herpetological Journal 11 (2):53-68 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here LUTZMANN, N. 2002. Calumma vencesi und Calumma vatosoa: Vorstellung der beiden im Jahre 2001 von Andreone & Al beschriebenen Chamäleons aus dem Nordosten Madagaskars. Mitteilungsblatt AG Chamäleons 24: 16-17. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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