Trioceros feae, also known commonly as the Bioko montane chameleon and Fea's chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Bioko.[2]
Trioceros feae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Trioceros |
Species: | T. feae
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Binomial name | |
Trioceros feae (Boulenger, 1906)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, feae, is in honor of Leonardo Fea, who was an Italian explorer and naturalist.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of T. feae is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Carpenter, A.I. (2011). "Trioceros feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176314A7216537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176314A7216537.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Trioceros feae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaeleo feae, p. 88).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1906). "Report on the Reptiles collected by the late L. Fea in West Africa". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Terza [=Third Series] 2: 196–216. (Chamæleon feae, new species, pp. 207–208 + Figure 4, two views).
- Campbell PD, Denzer W (2020). "Annotated catalogue of chameleon types in the collection of the Natural History Museum, UK (NHMUK) (Reptilia: Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 4742 (3): 481–500.
- Nečas P (1999). Chameleons: Nature's hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe), ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada).
- Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros feae, new combination).