Rhampholeon beraduccii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Rhampholeon |
| Species: | R. beraduccii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhampholeon beraduccii & , 2006
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Rhampholeon beraduccii, also known commonly as Beraducci’s pygmy chameleon or the Mahenge pygmy chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Etymology[]
The specific name, beraduccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist .[2]
Geographic range[]
R. beraducii is found in the Mahenge Mountains of Tanzania.[3]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitat of R. beraduccii is forest, at altitudes of 1,200–1,500 m (3,900–4,900 ft).[1]
Description[]
R. beraduccii is brown and very small. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is only 28 mm (1.1 in). The tail is very short, about one fourth SVL.[3]
Reproduction[]
R. beraduccii is oviparous.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b , , (2014). "Rhampholeon beraduccii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, p. 23).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Rhampholeon beraduccii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
Further reading[]
- , (2006). "The pygmy chameleons of the Eastern Arc Range (Tanzania): evolutionary relationships and the description of three new species of Rhampholeon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae)". Herpetological Journal 16 (3): 315–331. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, new species).
- , , , (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, p. 250).
- (2010). Chameleons of Africa. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 831 pp. ISBN 978-3899731156. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, p. 167).
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Rhampholeon
- Reptiles described in 2006
- Taxa named by Colin R. Tilbury
- Reptiles of Tanzania
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