Rhampholeon bruessoworum
| Rhampholeon bruessoworum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Rhampholeon |
| Species: | R. bruessoworum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Rhampholeon bruessoworum Branch, Bayliss, & Tolley 2014
| |
Rhampholeon bruessoworum, the Mount Inago pygmy chameleon, is a small species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique.[1] It was described in 2014. It has been found in small patches of wet forest at the base of the Mount Inago granitic inselberg. It is only known from that locality. The wet forests it inhabits are mid-altitude afrotemperate, 1,430–1,480 m (4,690–4,860 ft), with a canopy height primarily 20–30 m (66–98 ft) tall. The lizard occurs in highly fragmented and threatened portions. Its habitat quality is degrading, with pressures from logging for agricultural land and commercial logging operations.[2] Because of its reduced and threatened habitat, it is considered Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[3][2] Males grow to 56 mm (2.2 in) and females to 62 mm (2.4 in).[3]
References
- ^ Rhampholeon bruessoworum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ a b "Rhampholeon bruessoworum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ a b Branch, W. R.; Bayliss, J.; Tolley, K. A. (6 June 2014). "Pygmy chameleons of the Rhampholeon platyceps complex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae): Description of four new species from isolated 'sky islands' of northern Mozambique". Zootaxa. 3814 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3814.1.1.