Furcifer tuzetae
| Furcifer tuzetae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Furcifer |
| Species: | F. tuzetae |
| Binomial name | |
| Furcifer tuzetae (Brygoo, Bourgat & Domergue, 1972) | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Furcifer tuzetae is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Madagascar in Befandriana Sud and Andrenalamivola. It was described by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, Robert M. Bourgat and Charles Antoine Domergue in 1972. The International Union for Conservation of Nature have rated this species as Data Deficient.
Etymology
The specific name, tuzetae, is in honor of French parasitologist Odette Tuzet (1906–1976).[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] The species was rated as Data Deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not enough data has been collected.[5] 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.[5]
Taxonomy
Furcifer tuzetae was described initially by Brygoo, Bourgat and Domergue in 1972 under the name Chamaeleo tutzetae.[1][6] It became known as Furcifer tuzetae when Glaw and Vences transferred it to Furcifer in 1994.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Furcifer tuzetae | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Furcifer tuzetae, p. 269).
- ↑ "Furcifer tuzetae ". Zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ↑ "Furcifer tuzetae - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- 1 2 "Furcifer tuzetae ". Iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ↑ Klaver, Charles J. J.; Böhme, Wolfgang (1997). Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom: A Characterization and Compilation of the Recent Animal Groups. Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter. 91 pp. (Furcifer tuzetae, p. 21). ISBN 978-3-11-015187-9. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
Further reading
- Brygoo ER, Bourgat RM, Domergue CA (1972). "Notes sur les Chamaeleo de Madagascar, C. tuzetae n. sp., nouvelle espèce du Sud-Ouest ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Series 3, 27 (21): 133-146. (Chamaeleo tuzetae, new species). (in French).
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449013. (Furcifer tuzetae, new combination, p. 253).