Calumma boettgeri

Calumma boettgeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamily: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Calumma
Species: C. boettgeri
Binomial name
Calumma boettgeri
(Boulenger, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chamaeleon boettgeri Boulenger, 1888
  • Chamaeleon linotus
    L. Müller, 1924
  • Chameleo boettgeri
    Mertens, 1966
  • Calumma boettgeri
    — Klaver & Böhme, 1986[2]

Calumma boettgeri, commonly known as Boettger's chameleon[1] or the blue-nosed chameleon, is a chameleon species endemic to northern Madagascar, and common in the forests of Nosy Be.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[1]

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