Taxonomy Profile: Chamaeleo (Laurenti 1768)

Chamaeleo: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Chameleons []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Chamaeleo: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Iguania
Iguanas |
iguanes |
Family : Chamaeleonidae
Chameleons |
Subfamily : Chamaeleoninae
Genus : Chamaeleo
Chameleons |
Chamaeleo Direct Children(s):
Chamaeleo calyptratus
(A M C Duméril and A H A Duméril 1851)
Chamaeleo africanus
(Laurenti 1768)
Chamaeleo anchietae
(Bocage 1872)
Chamaeleo arabicus
(Matschie 1893)
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
(Linnaeus 1758)
Chamaeleo dilepis
(Leach 1819)
Chamaeleo gracilis
(Hallowell 1842)
Chamaeleo monachus
(Gray 1865)
Chamaeleo namaquensis
(A Smith 1831)
Chamaeleo senegalensis
(Daudin 1802)
Chamaeleo zeylanicus
(Laurenti 1768)
Chamaeleo necasi
(Ullenbruch Krause and Böhme 2007)
Chamaeleo: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Chamaeleo
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Chamaeleo
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Chamaeleo
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Klaver, Charles J. J., and Wolfgang Böhme / Wermuth, Heinz, and Maximilian Fischer, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-01-01 / 1997-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chamaeleonidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Animal Kingdom: A Compilation and Characterization of the Recent Animal Groups, part 112
Page(s):
xvi + 85
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
3-11-015187-1/
Notes:
German title: Das Tierreich - Eine Zusammenstellung und Keizeichnung der rezenten Tierformen, Teilband 112
Reference for:
Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Chamaeleo: Comments