Calumma hilleniusi explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, hilleniusi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. hilleniusi are forest and grassland, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

C. hilleniusi is oviparous. A female may lay a clutch of as many as ten eggs.

Further reading

• Brygoo É-R, Blanc CP, Domergue C (1973). "Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar. XI. Un nouveau caméléon de l'Ankaratra : C. brevicornis hilleniusi n. subsp." Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France 98 (1): 113–120. (Chamaeleo brevicornis hilleniusi, new subspecies). (in French).
• 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 C, Böhme W (1986). "Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology". Bonner zoologische Monographien 22: 1–64. (Calumma brevicornis hillenius, new combination).

Notes and References

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