Calumma guillaumeti explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, guillaumeti, is in honor of French botanist Jean-Louis Guillaumet.^[1]

Geographic range

C. guillaumeti is found in northeastern Madagascar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. guillaumeti is forest, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

C. guillaumeti is oviparous.

Further reading

• Brygoo E-R, Blanc CP, Domergue C (1974). "Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar. XII. Caméléons du Marojezy. C. peyrierasi n.sp. et C. gastrotaenia guillaumeti n.subsp. (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae)". Bulletin de l'Académie Malgache 51 (1): 151–166. (Chamaeleo gastrotaenia guillaumeti, new subspecies). (in French).
• Glaw F (2015). "Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246.
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
• Klaver CJ, Böhme W (1997). "Chamaeleonidae". Das Tierreich 112: xiv + 1–85. (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]