Calumma tsaratananense

Calumma tsaratananense, the Tsaratanana chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Madagascar.[2]

Calumma tsaratananense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. tsaratananense
Binomial name
Calumma tsaratananense
(Brygoo & Domergue, 1967)

Range and habitat

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Calumma tsaratananense is known only from the Tsaratanana Massif, Madagascar's highest mountain, located in the northern portion of the island. It inhabits high-elevation heathland between 2,500 and 2,850 meters elevation in the ericoid thickets ecoregion. Its area of occupancy (AOO) is not well known. Tsaratanana Massif has an area of 492 km2, but the chameleon's range is less than less than 100 km6, and may be as little as 6 km2.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Brady, L.; Glaw, F.; Griffiths, R.A.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana , H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Calumma tsaratananense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172760A6912778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172760A6912778.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Calumma tsaratananense at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.