Robertson dwarf chameleon

Robertson dwarf chameleon
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species:
B. gutturale
Binomial name
Bradypodion gutturale
(Smith, 1849)
Synonyms[6]
  • Chamaeleo gutturalis Smith, 1849[3]
  • Chamaeleon gutturalis Werner, 1911
  • Lophosaura gutturalis Power, 1932[4]
  • Microsaura gutturalis Fitzsimons, 1943
  • Chamaeleo pumilus gutturalis Hillenius, 1959
  • Bradypodion gutturale Raw, 1976[5]

The Robertson dwarf chameleon, also known as the Little Karoo dwarf chameleon, (Bradypodion gutturale) is a chameleon in the genus Bradypodion. It is found in the dry Fynbos and Renosterveld shrub vegetation, in the centre of the Western Cape province, South Africa.

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  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Smith, Andrew (1849). "Appendix". Reptilia. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa. Vol. [v.3 Reptilia]. London: Smith, Elder and Co. p. 3.
  4. ^ Power, J. H. (1932). "On the South African Species of Chameleons of the Genus Lophosaura". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 102: 216–217. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1932.tb06212.x.
  5. ^ Raw, Lynn R. G. (1976). "A Survey of the Dwarf Chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with Descriptions of Three New Species (Sauria: Chameleonidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 11 (7): 139–161. hdl:10520/AJA0012723X_2257.
  6. ^ Glaw, Frank (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 65 (2): 185. doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31518.