Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Trioceros
Species: Trioceros affinis
Name
Trioceros affinis (Rüppell, 1845)
Type locality: Abessinien (= Ethiopia).
Holotype: SMF 16402 (fide Mertens 1967: 64).
Synonyms
- Chamaeleon affinis Rüppell, 1845
- Chamaeleo abyssinicus - Fitzinger 1843 (nomen nudum)
- Chamaeleo affinis (Rüppell, 1845)
References
- Rüppell, E. 1845. Verzeichnis der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. Dritte Abteilung: Amphibien. Mus. Senckenbergianum 3(3): 293–316.
- Klaver, C. & Böhme, W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria), with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonn. zool. Monogr. 22: 1–64.
- Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page.
- Tilbury, C.R. & Tolley, Krystal A. 2009. A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (PDF)
- Trioceros affinis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Ruppell's Desert Chameleon; Ethiopian Highland Chameleon