Rhampholeon nalubaale HUGHES, BEHANGANA, LUKWAGO, KUSAMBA & GREENBAUM, 2024
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Rhampholeon nalubaale
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| Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Goddess pygmy chameleon |
| Synonym | Rhampholeon nalubaale HUGHES, BEHANGANA, LUKWAGO, KUSAMBA & GREENBAUM in HUGHES et al. 2024: 469 Rhampholeon boulengeri — SCHMIDT 1919 Rhampholeon boulengeri — DE WITTE 1965 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — VONESH 2001 Rhampholeon boulengeri — KVIFT 2011 Rhampholeon boulengeri — TOLLEY et al. 2013 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — TILBURY & TOLLEY 2015 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — SPAWLS et al. 2018 (partim) Rhampholeon boulengeri — TILBURY 2018 (partim) Rhampholeon sp. 2 — HUGHES et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | W UGANDA Type locality: UGANDA, Western Region, Bunyoro sub-region, Masindi District, Budongo Central Forest Reserve, 01.72992° N, 31.55535° E, 1124 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. UTEP 22673 (field no. DFH 585), adult female, UGANDA, Western Region, Bunyoro sub-region, Masindi District, Budongo Central Forest Reserve, 01.72992° N, 31.55535° E, 1124 m elevation, 2 July 2015, collected by D.F. Hughes, W. Lukwago, and M. Behangana at night from forest vegetation about 1 m above the ground (Fig. 10A). Paratype (topotype). Same collection details as holotype, two adult females, UTEP 22671–22672 (field nos. DFH 583–584) (Fig. 10B–C). Paratypes. Three adult females, UTEP 21693–21694, 22670 (field nos. DFH 558–560), UGANDA, Western Region, Bunyoro sub-region, Masindi District, Budongo Central Forest Reserve, Sonso River, 01.71885° N, 31.54095° E, 1073 m elevation, 1 July 2015, collected by D.F. Hughes and W. Lukwago at night from forest vegetation about 1 m above the ground (Fig. 10D). Referred specimens. UTEP 21695–21697 (field nos. ELI 464–465, EBG 2737), UTEP 22744–22747 (field nos. ELI 466, 479–481), DRC, South Kivu Province, Bizombo (03.02880° S, 28.28243° E, 1132 m elevation) (7 specimens) (Fig. 10F). UTEP 21700 (field no. DFH 1101) and CAS 204371 (field no. JRV 450), UGANDA, Western Region, Kibale National Park, Ngogo, 00.49795° N, 30.42262° E, 1363 m elevation (UTEP 21700 [Fig. 10E]), and Kanyawara, 00.56666° N, 30.35000° E, 1506 m elevation (CAS 204371) (2 specimens). UTEP 21691–21692 (field nos. CRSN HERP 2833, 2837), DRC, Ituri Province, Bongobongo, 02.19766° N, 30.11468° E, 1258 m elevation (2 specimens). UTEP 21698–21699 (field nos. MUSE 10178, 10589), DRC, South Kivu Province, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Ikundwe, 02.57567° S, 28.16142° E, 1137 m elevation (UTEP 21698), and Kyasa, 01.75368° S, 27.61806° E, 975 m elevation (UTEP 21699) (2 specimens). |
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| Etymology | Named after the Luganda word, nalubaale, which means a spirit of feminine qualities (i.e., goddess), and is also the name for Lake Victoria (Kenny 1977). |
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