Palleon
Palleon is a genus of small chameleons erected in 2013 for a small clade formerly assigned to the genus Brookesia.[1] The species of Palleon are endemic to Madagascar.
Palleon | |
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Palleon nasus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Palleon Glaw, Hawlitschek & Ruthensteiner, 2013 |
Type species | |
Brookesia nasus Boulenger, 1887 | |
Diversity | |
2 species |
Species
- Palleon lolontany
- Palleon nasus, elongate leaf chameleon
- Palleon nasus nasus
- Palleon nasus pauliani
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References
- Glaw, F.; Hawlitschek, O. & Ruthensteiner, B. (2013). "A new genus name for an ancient Malagasy chameleon clade and a PDF-embedded 3D model of its skeleton". Salamandra. 49: 237–238.
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