Brookesia ebenaui
Brookesia ebenaui (northern leaf chameleon[1][2] or Ebenau's leaf chameleon[5]) is a chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species, which is endemic to Madagascar, can rapidly change color among various earth hues.[6]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Brookesia |
Species: | B. ebenaui |
Binomial name | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, ebenaui, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Ebenau.[7]
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References
- Jenkins RKB; Andreone F; Andriamazava A; Anjeriniaina M; Glaw F; Rabibisoa N; Rakotomalala D; Randrianantoandro JC; Randrianiriana J; Randrianizahana H; Ratsoavina F; Robsomramitrandrasana E (2011). "Brookesia ebenaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172844A6928522. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172844A6928522.en.
- Brookesia ebenaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 April 2018.
- "Brookesia ebenaui ". Encyclopedia of Life. EOL.org
- "Brookesia ebenaui (Boettger, 1880)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- Chameleoncrazy.com Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Wildherps.com
- 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. (Brookesia ebenaui, p. 80).
Further reading
- Boettger O (1880). "Diagnoses reptilium et batrachiorum novorum a Carolo Ebenau in insula Nossi-Bé Madagascariensis lectorum ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 3: 279–283. (Chamaeleo ebenaui, new species, p. 280). (in Latin).
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III ... Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Brookesia ebenaui, new combination, p. 475)
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag /Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3.
- Henkel F-W, Schmidt W (2000). Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. vii + 316 pp. ISBN 978-1575240145.
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