Furcifer
Furcifer is a genus of chameleons whose members are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but F. cephalolepis and F. polleni are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, F. pardalis has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius, while F. oustaleti has been introduced to near Nairobi in Kenya. Following CITES, it is now illegal to import most of the species from this genus from their native countries, the only exceptions being F. lateralis, F. oustaleti, F. pardalis and F. verrucosus.
Taxonomy
The generic name (Furcifer) is derived from the Latin root furci meaning "forked" and refers to the shape of the animal's feet.[1]
Species
- Angel's Chameleon, Furcifer angeli
- White-lined Chameleon, Furcifer antimena
- Rainforest Chameleon, Furcifer balteatus
- Belalanda Chameleon, Furcifer belalandaensis
- Two-horned Chameleon, Furcifer bifidus
- Madagascar Forest Chameleon, Furcifer campani
- Comoro Islands Chameleon, Furcifer cephalolepis
- Labord's Chameleon, Furcifer labordi
- Carpet Chameleon, Furcifer lateralis
- South-central Chameleon, Furcifer minor
- One-horned Chameleon, Furcifer monoceras
- Furcifer nicosiai
- Malagasy Giant Chameleon, Furcifer oustaleti
- Panther Chameleon, Furcifer pardalis
- Petter's Chameleon, Furcifer petteri
- Mayotte Chameleon, Furcifer polleni
- Rhinoceros Chameleon, Furcifer rhinoceratus
- Ambiky Chameleon, Furcifer timoni[2]
- Ambiky Chameleon, Furcifer tuzetae
- Madagascar Giant Chameleon, Furcifer verrucosus
- Furcifer verrucosus verrucosus
- Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus
- Canopy Chameleon, Furcifer willsii
References
- ^ Le Berre, François; Richard D. Bartlett (2009). The Chameleon Handbook. Barron's Educational Series. p. 4. ISBN 9780764141423.
- ^ Furcifer timoni
- Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (1994). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, 2nd edition. Köln: M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 3-929449-01-3.
- Spawls, S.; Drewes, R.; Ashe, J. (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Köln: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-656470-1.
- Anderson, C. V. (2006). Captive Chameleon Populations. Accessed 23-01-2009