Calumma boettgeri explained

Calumma boettgeri is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.^[1]

Geographic range

C. boettgeri is found in northern Madagascar, including the island of Nosy Be.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes of 810–.

Description

C. boettgeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5cm (02.2inches), and tail length equals SVL.^[2]

Behavior

C. boettgeri is arboreal, and is usually found 1– above the forest floor.

Reproduction

C. boettgeri is oviparous.

Further reading

• Barbour T (1903). "Two New Species of Chamaeleon". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 16: 61–62. ("Chamaeleo macrorhinus ", new species, p. 62).
• Boulenger GA (1888). "Descriptions of two new Chamæleons from Nossi Bé, Madagascar ". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 1: 22–23. ("Chamæleon Bœttgeri ", new species, p. 23 + Plate II, figure 3).
• Prötzel D, Ruthensteiner B, Scherz MD, Glaw F (2015). "Systematic revision of the Malagasy chameleons Calumma boettgeri and C. linotum (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 4048 (2): 211–231.

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]