Furcifer petteri (BRYGOO & DOMERGUE, 1966)

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Chamaeleo willsi petteri BRYGOO & DOMERGUE 1966 Furcifer petteri — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 257 Furcifer petteri — NECAS 1999: 230 Furcifer petteri — D’CRUZE et al. 2007 Furcifer cf. petteri — BORA et al. 2010 Furcifer petteri — LEPTIEN 2019 Furcifer patteri — RANDRIAMIALISOA et al. 2023 (in error)
Distribution	N Madagascar Type locality: Bordure Est du massif de l‘ Ankarana, Madagascar
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA A0047
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Professor Jean-Jacques Petter (1927-2002), a French zoologist, primatologist, and population biologist who, first qualified as a physician.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here BORA, PARFAIT; J. CHRISTIAN RANDRIANANTOANDRO, ROMA RANDRIANAVELONA, ELISOA F. HANTALALAINA, RAPHALI R. ANDRIANTSIMANARILAFY, DANIEL RAKOTONDRAVONY, OLGA R. RAMILIJAONA, MIGUEL VENCES, RICHARD K. B. JENKINS, FRANK GLAW, AND JÖRN KÖHLER 2010. AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE TSINGY DE BEMARAHA PLATEAU, WESTERN MADAGASCAR: CHECKLIST, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION. Herp. Cons. Biol. 5 (1): 111-125 Brygoo, E. R. & C. A. Domergue 1966. Notes sur Chamaeleo willsii Günther, 1890, et description d'une sous- espéce nouvelle C. willsii petteri n.ssp. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 38 (4): 353-361. - get paper here Brygoo, E. R. & C. A. Domergue 1969. DESCRIPTION DU MÂLE DE CHAMAELEO WILLSII PETTERI BRYGOO ET DOMERGUE, CAMÉLÉON DU NORD DE MADAGASCAR. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 40 (5): 891-896 - get paper here D'Cruze, Neil; Jeremy Sabel, Katie Green, Jeffrey Dawson, Carlie Gardner, Janine Robinson, Georgina Starkie, Miguel Vences, and Frank Glaw. 2007. The First Comprehensive Survey of Amphibians and Reptiles at Montagne des Francais, Madagascar. Herp. Cons. Biol. 2 (2): 87-99 - get paper here D’Cruze, N.; Köhler, J.; Franzen, M & Glaw, F. 2008. A conservation assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of the Forêt d’Ambre Special Reserve, north Madagascar. MADAGASCAR CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT 3 (1): 44-54 - 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. 2004. Die Herpetofauna Madagaskars: Vielfalt, Lebensweise und Gefährdung. Draco 5 (19): 4-21 - get paper here Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here Labanowski, Robert J. and Andrew J. Lowin 2011. A reptile survey in a dry deciduous forest fragment in northern Madagascar showing new records for the little-known snake Pararhadinaea melanogaster and a range extension for the skink Amphiglossus tanysoma. Herpetology Notes 4: 113-121 - get paper here Leptien, R. 2019. Furcifer petteri, ein interessantes Chamäleon von Madagaskar. Elaphe 2019 (2): 76-79 Leptien, R. & F. NAGEL 1998. Ein seltener Gast im Terrarium, Furcifer petteri Brygoo & Domergue, 1966. Sauria 20 (4): 23-28 - 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) Radonirina, Oninjatovo; H.; Randriamahatantsoa, B.; Rabibisoa, N.H.C.; Raxworthy, C.J. 2023. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Montagne des Français: An Update of the Distribution and Regional Endemicity. Animals 13: 3361 - get paper here Randriamialisoa, Andriantsimanarilafy RR, Rakotondrina AJV, Rakotoarisoa JA, Nasaina RT, Rabearivony J, Raselimanana AP. 2023. Overview of Reptile Diversity from Bobaomby Complex, Northern Tip of Madagascar. . Animals 13 (21): 3396 - get paper here 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://orsp1.adm.binghamton.edu/~steve/CCS/Chamaeleo/chamaeleo_species.html http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=furcifer Google images

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