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Tiger chameleon
Seychelles Tiger Chameleon (Archaius tigris)
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Archaius

Gray, 1865

The Seychelles Tiger Chameleon, Archaius tigris, is the only species in the genus Archaius.

Initially placed into Chamaeleo, it was for some time moved to the genus Calumma by some (Klaver & Böhme, 1986).

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References

  • Townsend, T.M., Tolley, K.A., Glaw, F., Böhme, W. & Vences, M. (2011): Eastward from Africa: palaeocurrent-mediated chameleon dispersal to the Seychelles islands. Biol. Lett.' 7(2): 225–228.
  • http://www.chameleoninfo.com/Species_Profiles.html