Calumma guillaumeti

Calumma guillaumeti is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

Calumma guillaumeti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Calumma
Species:	C. guillaumeti
Binomial name
Calumma guillaumeti (Brygoo, C. Blanc & Domergue, 1974)
Synonyms[2]
Chamaeleo gastrotaenia guillaumeti Brygoo, C. Blanc & Domergue, 1974 Calumma gastrotaenia guillaumeti — Klaver & Böhme, 1997 Calumma guillaumeti — Böhme, 1997

Etymology

The specific name, guillaumeti, is in honor of French botanist Jean-Louis Guillaumet.^[3]

Geographic range

C. guillaumeti is found in northeastern Madagascar.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. guillaumeti is forest, at altitudes of 1,250–1,675 m (4,101–5,495 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

C. guillaumeti is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. 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 guillaumeti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172761A6912959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172761A6912959.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Calumma guillaumeti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
3. 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. (Calumma guillaumeti, p. 111).

Further reading

• Brygoo E-R, Blanc CP, Domergue C (1974). "Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar. XII. Caméléons du Marojezy. C. peyrierasi n.sp. et C. gastrotaenia guillaumeti n.subsp. (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae)". Bulletin de l'Académie Malgache 51 (1): 151–166. (Chamaeleo gastrotaenia guillaumeti, new subspecies). (in French).
• Glaw F (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246.
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
• Klaver CJ, Böhme W (1997). "Chamaeleonidae". Das Tierreich 112: xiv + 1–85. (in German).