Calumma guibei explained

Calumma guibei, also known commonly as Guibé's chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Guibé.^[1]

Geographic range

C. guibei is found in northern Madagascar. The type locality is Mt. Tsaratanana, elevation .

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. guibei is forest, at elevations of .

Description

C. guibei has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . It has a soft dermal rostral appendage, which is longer in males than in females.

Reproduction

C. guibei is oviparous.

Further reading

• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
• Hillenius D (1959). "The differentiation within the genus Chameleo Laurenti, 1768". Beaufortia 8: 1–92. (Chamaeleo guibei, new species, p. 25).
• Klaver C, Böhme W (1986). "Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology". Bonner zoologische Monographien 22: 1–64. (Calumma guibei, new combination, p. 58).
• Nečas P (1999). Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. (Europe), (USA, Canada). (Calumma guibei, p. 278).

Notes and References

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