Furcifer belalandaensis (BRYGOO & DOMERGUE, 1970)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Belalanda chameleon
Synonym	Chamaeleo belalandaensis BRYGOO & DOMERGUE 1970 Furcifer belalandaensis — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 256 Furcifer belalandaensis — NECAS 1999: 283
Distribution	Madagascar (village de Belalanda, 4 km N of Tulear) Type locality: Village de Belalanda, 4 km N. of Tulear, S.-W, Madagascar
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1969.0114
Diagnosis
Comment	Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017).
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Brygoo, E. R. & C. A. Domergue 1970. Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar. C. belalandaensis n.sp., Caméléon du Sud-Ouest. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 42 (2): 305-310. - get paper here Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG 2015. Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar’s Dry Forest Reptiles. PLoS One 10 (7): e0132803, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132803 - get paper here 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 Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - 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
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fmAlg3uia4I/Tq2MZmj3NNI/AAAAAAAATTE/O5-SeZDMeKU… Google images

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