Iaraka River leaf chameleon
| Iaraka River leaf chameleon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Brookesia |
| Species: | B. vadoni
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The Iaraka River leaf chameleon (Brookesia vadoni ), also commonly known as the mossy pygmy leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleons, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae.
Etymology
The specific name, vadoni, is in honor of French naturalist Jean Pierre Léopold Vadon (1904–1970).[2]
Geographic range
B. vadoni is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Brookesia vadoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN. 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ 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. (Brookesia vadoni, p. 271).
External links
- Species Brookesia vadoni at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Brygoo ER, Domergue CA (1968). "Description d'un nouveau Brookesia de Madagascar B. vadoni n. sp. (Chaméléonidés) ". Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 40 (4): 677-682. (Brookesia vadoni, new species). (in French).
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449013. (Brookesia vadoni, p. 240).
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