Rhampholeon beraduccii

Rhampholeon Beraducci
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Rhampholeon
Species:	R. beraduccii
Binomial name
Rhampholeon beraduccii Mariaux & Tilbury, 2006

Rhampholeon beraduccii, also known commonly as Beraducci's pygmy chameleon or the Mahenge pygmy chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.

Etymology

The specific name, beraduccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Joe Beraducci.[2]

Geographic range

R. beraducii is found in the Mahenge Mountains of Tanzania.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. beraduccii is forest, at altitudes of 1,200–1,500 m (3,900–4,900 ft).[1]

Description

R. beraduccii is brown and very small. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is only 28 mm (1.1 in). The tail is very short, about one fourth SVL.[3]

Reproduction

R. beraduccii is oviparous.[3]

References

1. Tolley, K.; Menegon, M.; Plumptre, A. (2014). "Rhampholeon beraduccii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172549A1345047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172549A1345047.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, p. 23).
3. "Rhampholeon beraduccii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.

Further reading

• Mariaux J, Tilbury CR (2006). "The pygmy chameleons of the Eastern Arc Range (Tanzania): evolutionary relationships and the description of three new species of Rhampholeon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae)". Herpetological Journal 16 (3): 315–331. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, new species).
• Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, p. 250).
• Tilbury C (2010). Chameleons of Africa. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 831 pp. ISBN 978-3899731156. (Rhampholeon beraduccii, p. 167).