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Rhampholeon  Günther, 1874
Taxonomic Serial No.: 715053

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): African Leaf Chameleons [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2017   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderIguania  – iguanes, Iguanas  
                               FamilyChamaeleonidae  – Chameleons  
                                  SubfamilyBrookesiinae   
                                     GenusRhampholeon Günther, 1874 – African Leaf Chameleons  
    Direct Children:  
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon acuminatus Mariaux and Tilbury, 2006 – Nguru Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon beraduccii Mariaux and Tilbury, 2006 – Beraducci's Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon boulengeri Steindachner, 1911 – Boulenger's Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon bruessoworum Branch, Bayliss and Tolley, 2014 – Mount Inago Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon chapmanorum Tilbury, 1992 – Chapmans' Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon gorongosae Broadley, 1971  
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon hattinghi Tilbury and Tolley, 2015  
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, 1906 – Marshall's Stumptail Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon maspictus Branch, Bayliss and Tolley, 2014 – Mount Mabu Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon moyeri Menegon, Salvidio and Tilbury, 2002 – Moyer's Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon nchisiensis (Loveridge, 1953) – South African Stumptail Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon nebulauctor Branch, Bayliss and Tolley, 2014 – Mount Chiperone Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon platyceps Günther, 1893 – Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon, Malawi Stumptail Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874) – Cameroon Stumptail Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon spinosus (Matschie, 1892) – Rosette-nosed Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon temporalis (Matschie, 1892) – Usambara Stumptail Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon tilburyi Branch, Bayliss and Tolley, 2014 – Mount Namuli Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon uluguruensis Tilbury and Emmrich, 1996 – Uluguru Pygmy Chameleon 
                                        SpeciesRhampholeon viridis Mariaux and Tilbury, 2006 – Green Pygmy Chameleon 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Rhampholeon    
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Klaver, Charles J. J., and Wolfgang Böhme / Wermuth, Heinz, and Maximilian Fischer, eds.   
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title: Chamaeleonidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Animal Kingdom: A Compilation and Characterization of the Recent Animal Groups, part 112   
  Page(s): xvi + 85   
  Publisher: Walter de Gruyter   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 3-11-015187-1   
  Notes: German title: Das Tierreich - Eine Zusammenstellung und Keizeichnung der rezenten Tierformen, Teilband 112   
  Reference for: Rhampholeon   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Matthee, Conrad A., Colin R. Tilbury, and Ted Townsend   
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences), vol. 271, no. 1551   
  Page(s): 1967-1975   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0962-8452   
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  Reference for: Rhampholeon, African Leaf Chameleons [English]   
       

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