Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Order Squamata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Lepidosauria Family Chamaeleonidae | |
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Similar Furcifer nicosiai, Furcifer bifidus, Mayotte chameleon, Belalanda chameleon, Angel's chameleon | ||
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.
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Distribution and habitat
Furcifer tuzetae is found in Madagascar. Its type locality was in Andrenalamivola (Befandriana Sud). Furcifer tuzetae is found in subtropical and tropical dry forest. 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. The species was rated as Data Deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not enough data has been collected. 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.
Taxonomy
Furcifer tuzetae was described initially by Brygoo, Bourgat and Domerque in 1972 under the name Chamaeleo tutzetae. It became known as Furcifer tuzetae when Glaw and Vences transferred it to Furcifer in 1994.