Nadzikambia mlanjensis (BROADLEY, 1965)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mulanje sylvan chameleon G: Mulanje Wald-Chameleon
Synonym	Chamaeleo mlanjense BROADLEY 1965 Bradypodion mlanjense —NECAS 1999: 275 Nadzikambia mlanjense — TILBURY et al. 2006 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — TILBURY 2010: 430 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — LIVIGNI 2013: 287 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — PIETERSEN et al. 2021 Nadzikambia mlanjensis — TOLLEY & CONRADIE 2026: 218
Distribution	Malawi (Ruo Gorge Forest on Mlanje Mt.) Type locality: Ruo Gorge Forest on Mljanje Mt., Malawi
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMZB, previously UM 4268
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Comment	Type species: Chamaeleo mlanjensis BROADLEY 1966 is the type species of the genus Nadzikambia TILBURY, TOLLEY & BRANCH 2006.
Etymology	The species was named after the type locality. The genus name Nadzikambia is derived from “Nadzikambi”, the name for chameleon in ChiChewa, the language used by the tribe that lives in the area around Mulanje Mountain in southern Malawi. The name Nadzikambe is Latinised by terminating it with the suffix “ia” thus giving it a feminine gender.
References	Broadley, D.G. 1965. A new chameleon from Malawi. Arnoldia 32 (1): 1-3. Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here LiVigni, F. (ed.) 2013. A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 495 pp. - get paper here Nečas, Petr 1999. Chameleons - Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp.; ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe)<br />ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada) Pietersen, Darren, Verburgt, Luke & Davies, John 2021. Snakes and other reptiles of Zambia and Malawi. Struik Nature / Penguin Random House South Africa, 376 pp., ISBN 9781775847373 Schmidt, W.; Tamm, K. & Wallikewitz, E. 2010. Chamäleons - Drachen unserer Zeit. Natur und Tier Verlag, 328 pp. [review in Reptilia 101: 64, 2013] - get paper here Schuster, Bernhard 2025. Erinnerungen an Malawi 1985–1992.Teil 2: Erfahrungen bei der Reptilienhaltung. Elaphe 2025 (4): 68-77 Tilbury C.R., Tolley K.A. & Branch W.R. 2006. A review of the systematics of the genus Bradypodion (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), with the description of two new genera. Zootaxa 1363, 23–38 (correction in Zootaxa 1426: 68) - get paper here Tilbury, C. 2010. Chameleons of Africa: An Atlas, Including the Chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt M., 831 pp. Tolley, K., & Conradie, W. 2026. Sky Islands of Mozambique harbour cryptic species of chameleons: Description of four new species of sylvan chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006). Vertebrate Zoology, 76, 207-246 - get paper here Tolley, Krystal A.; Colin R. Tilbury, William R. Branch and Conrad A. Matthee 2004. Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30 (2): 354-365 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://www.chameleons.info/ file:///Users/uetz/Maddrial/herp/reptile_photos_indexed/ Google images

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