Furcifer tuzetae

Furcifer tuzetae
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Furcifer
Species: F. tuzetae
Binomial name
Furcifer tuzetae
(Brygoo, Bourgat & Domerque, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Chamaeleo tuzetae Byrgoo, Bourgat, & Domerque, 1972

Furcifer tuzetae is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Madagascar in Befandriana Sud and Andrenalamivola. It was described by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, Bourgat and Charles Antoine Domergue in 1972. The International Union for Conservation of Nature have rated this species as Data Deficient.

Distribution and habitat

Furcifer tuzetae is found in Madagascar. Its type locality was in Andrenalamivola (Befandriana Sud).[1] Furcifer tuzetae is found in subtropical and tropical dry forest.[2] Only a single specimen of the species has been collected in Andrenalamivola, although it may be found elsewhere in Befandriana Sud, where there is a large area of suitable habitat.[3] The species was rated as Data Deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not enough data has been collected.[4] It is likely that the population of the species is declining because it has only been found once, despite multiple surveys being carried out to find the species. It may be affected by the slash-and-burn method of agriculture and logging for charcoal.[4]

Taxonomy

Furcifer tuzetae was described initially by Brygoo, Bourgat and Domerque in 1972 under the name Chamaeleo tutzetae.[1][5] It became known as Furcifer tuzetae when Glaw and Vences transferred it to Furcifer in 1994.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Furcifer tuzetae | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Furcifer tuzetae". Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Furcifer tuzetae - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Furcifer tuzetae". Iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. ↑ Charles Klaver Wolfgang Böhme; Charles J. J. Klaver (1997). Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom: A Characterization and Compilation of the Recent Animal Groups. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-3-11-015187-9. Retrieved 11 November 2012.