Furcifer Explained

Furcifer is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but F. cephalolepis and F. polleni are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, F. pardalis has been introduced to Réunion, Mauritius and Florida, while F. oustaleti has been introduced to Kenya and Florida.

Taxonomy

The generic name (Latin: Furcifer) is derived from the Latin root meaning "forked" and refers to the shape of the animal's feet.^[1]

The genus contains 24 species.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[3]

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Furcifer.

Further reading

• Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Furcifer, new genus, p. 42). (in Latin).
• Book: Glaw, Frank . Vences, Miguel. . A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 2nd edition . M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR . 1994 . Köln . 3-929449-01-3 .
• Book: Spawls S . Drewes R. Ashe J. . A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa . Academic Press . 2002 . Köln . 0-12-656470-1 .
• Anderson CV. (2006). Captive Chameleon Populations. Accessed 23-01-2009

Notes and References

1. Book: Le Berre, François. The Chameleon Handbook. Bartlett, Richard D.. Barron's Educational Series. 2009 . 4. 978-0-7641-4142-3 .
2. [Frank Glaw|Glaw F]
3. "Furcifer ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.