Furcifer antimena (GRANDIDIER, 1872)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Chamaeleo antimena GRANDIDIER 1872: 7 Chamaeleon rhinoceratus lineatus METHUEN & HEWITT 1913 Chamaeleo antinema — ANGEL 1942 Furcifer antimena — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 252 Furcifer antimena — NECAS 1999: 283 Furcifer antimena — NECAS 2012
Distribution	SW Madagascar Type locality: Cote occidentale de Madagascar
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 5467
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Comment
Etymology	Named after the provenance of the species, the Antimena region in western Madagascar, corresponding to the current Menabe-Antimena protected area.
References	Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp. Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here Glaw,F. & Vences,M. 2001. Ein seltenes Chamäleon aus Madagaskar. DATZ 54 (7): 16-19 Grandidier, A. 1872. Descriptions de quelques Reptiles nouveaux découverts á Madagascar en 1870. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie 15 (5): 6-11. - get paper here Methuen, P. A. & J. Hewitt 1913. On a collection of reptiles from Madagascar made during the year 1911. Annals Transvaal Mus. 3 (4): 183-193. - get paper here Nečas, P. 2012. Chamäleons der Gattung Furcifer. Reptilia (Münster) 17 (95): 20-27 - 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) 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 Van Beest, Piet 2004. Herpetologische waarnemingen op Madagascar - deel 3: Ifaty. Lacerta 62 (4): 136-143 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=furcifer Google images

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