Calumma amber

Calumma amber, commonly known as the Amber Mountain chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Antsiranana Province, Madagascar.[2][3][4][1]

Calumma amber
male, Montagne d’Ambre National Park

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. amber
Binomial name
Calumma amber

References
  1. "Calumma amber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. "Calumma amber". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. "Calumma amber Raxworthy and Nussbaum, 2006". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. "Calumma amber". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

Further reading
  • Raxworthy CJ, Nussbaum RA. 2006. Six New Species of Occipital-lobed Calumma Chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from Madagascar, with a New Description of Calumma brevicorne. Copeia 2006 (4): 711–734. (Calumma amber, new species).


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