Rhampholeon plumptrei HUGHES, BEHANGANA, TILBURY, MENEGON, KUSAMBA, & GREENBAUM, 2024
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Rhampholeon plumptrei
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| Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Plumptre’s pygmy chameleon |
| Synonym | Rhampholeon plumptrei HUGHES, BEHANGANA, TILBURY, MENEGON, KUSAMBA & GREENBAUM in HUGHES et al. 2024: 465 |
| Distribution | W UGANDA Type locality: UGANDA, Western Region, Kigezi sub-region, Kabale District, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Habinyanja Swamp, 00.98896° S, 29.63013° E, 1830 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. UTEP 22668 (field no. DFH 291), adult female, 14 June 2015, collected by D.F. Hughes and M. Behangana at night from forest vegetation about 1 m above the ground (Fig. 9A). Paratype (topotype). Same collection details as holotype, one adult female, UTEP 22669 (field no. DFH 292). Paratypes. One sub-adult male, UTEP 22667 (field no. DFH 257), UGANDA, Western Region, Kigezi sub- region, Kabale District, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma, 00.98918° S, 29.62944° E, 1846 m elevation, 14 June 2015, collected by E. Greenbaum and W. Rivera at night from forest vegetation. One small juvenile, UTEP 22666 (field no. DFH 252), UGANDA, Western Region, Kigezi sub-region, Kabale District, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma, 00.99045° S, 29.61884° E, 1523 m elevation, 13 June 2015, collected by D.F. Hughes, M. Behangana, E. Greenbaum, and W. Rivera at night from forest vegetation (Fig. 9B). Three juvenile males and one adult female, UTEP 21685, 21386 (field nos. ELI 2764, 2816), UTEP 22757–22758 (field nos. ELI 2815, ELI 2817), UGANDA, Western Region, Kigezi sub-region, Kabale District, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ihihizo River, 00.99045° S, 29.61884° E, 1563 m elevation, 29 May 2014, collected by D.F. Hughes, K.A. Tolley, S. Davies, A.A. Turner, and J. Kielgast at night from forest vegetation about 1–2 m above the ground (Figs. 9C, 9F). Referred specimens. CAS 17682, 176864–176865, 176868, 176873, 176875–176876 (field nos. CAS-RCD 11445, 11474, 11476–11477; J. Vindum 0814, 0941, 0956; 01.00975° S, 29.62069° E, 1585 m elevation), 201681– 201682, 201687, 201689–201691 (field nos. J.V.V. 4146–4147, 4184, 4186–4187, 4334; 00.97833° S, 29.69500° E, 1615 m elevation), UGANDA, Western Region, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (13 specimens). PEM-R 16517 (field no. CT 355), UGANDA, Western Region, Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve (00.38583° S, 30.10638° E, 1468 m elevation) (1 specimen). UTEP 21686–21688, 22683 (field nos. CFS 1013w, 1025–1026w, 1050w), DRC, North Kivu Province, Bunyantenge (00.26315° S, 28.94348° E, 1692 m elevation; Mount Vibende, 00.46247° S, 28.91721° E, 1892 m elevation; Kaunzo, 00.45250° S, 28.91518° E, 1675 m elevation; Kaluta River, 00.43317° S, 28.90392° E, 1629 m elevation) (4 specimens). UTEP 21689–21690 (field nos. MUSE 10193, 10226), UTEP 22748–22752 (field nos. MUSE 10248–10252) (Mulwa; 02.37620° S, 28.32768° E, 1497 m elevation), UTEP 22753–22756 (field nos. MUSE 10259–10262) (Nyala; 02.34809° S, 28.28111° E, 1289 m elevation), MTSN 6898–6899 (Madiriri; 02.30926° S, 28.64935° E, 2036 m elevation), DRC, South Kivu Province, Kahuzi-Biega National Park (13 specimens). |
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| Etymology | Named after Andrew J. Plumptre for his efforts in promoting the conservation of Albertine Rift biodiversity and whose leadership with the Wildlife Conservation Society has inspired scientists in Africa and around the world. |
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