Bradypodion melanocephalum

Bradypodion melanocephalum

Bradypodion melanocephalum — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species: Bradypodion melanocephalum

Name

Bradypodion melanocephalum (Gray, 1865)

Type locality: Port Natal, South Africa.

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.7.

Synonyms

• Microsaura melanocephala Gray 1865
• Chamaeleon melanocephalus — Werner 1911
• Lophosaura melanocephala kentanica Hewitt 1935
• Chamaeleo pumilus melanocephalus — Hillenius 1959
• Bradypodion pumilum melanocephalum - Böhme & Klaver 1997
• Bradypodion kentanicum — Stuart-Fox & Moussali 2007

References

• Gray,J. E. 1865. Revision of the genera and species of Chamaeleonidae, with the description of some new species. Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1864: 465–479.
• Miller, A.K.; Alexander, G.J. 2009: Do dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) show developmental plasticity? African zoology, 44(1): 45–54. DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0105
• Stuart-Fox, D. & Moussalli, A. 2007. Sex-specific ecomorphological variation and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion spp.). J. evol. Biol. 20: 1073–1081.
• Raw, L. R. G. 1976. A survey of the dwarf chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with description of three new species (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Durban Mus. Novit. 11(7): 139–161.
• Bradypodion melanocephalum at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 Mar 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Black-headed Dwarf Chameleon