Petter's chameleon

Petter's chameleon
Male in Montagne d'Ambre National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Furcifer
Species:
F. petteri
Binomial name
Furcifer petteri
(Brygoo & Domergue, 1966)
Geographic range of Furcifer petteri in Madagascar.
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleo willsii petteri
    Brygoo & Domergue, 1966
  • Furcifer petteri
    — Glaw & Vences, 1994

The Petter's chameleon (Furcifer petteri) is a species of chameleon, which is endemic to northern Madagascar. Furcifer petteri was initially described as the subspecies Chamaeleo willsii petteri by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo and Charles Domergue in 1966, but later transferred to the genus Furcifer and given full species status by Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences in 1994.

  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. (2020). "Furcifer petteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172950A176385501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172950A176385501.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference reptarium1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).