Kingdom Animalia Suborder Iguania Scientific name Rieppeleon Higher classification Chameleons Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Chamaeleonidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Similar Rieppeleon brevicaudatus, Chameleons, Rhampholeon, Brookesiinae, Reptile | ||
3 months old rieppeleon brevicaudatus are eating hd
Rieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleons found in forests and savannas in central East Africa (extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.
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- 3 months old rieppeleon brevicaudatus are eating hd
- Pygmy chameleon rieppeleon brevicaudatus feeding
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Species and subspecies
- References
Pygmy chameleon rieppeleon brevicaudatus feeding
Etymology
The genus Rieppeleon was named after Swiss-born American herpetologist Olivier Rieppel (born 1951).
The specific name, kerstenii, is in honor of German chemist and geographer Otto Kersten (1839–1900).
The subspecific name, robecchii, is in honor of Italian geologist and explorer Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti (1855–1926).
Taxonomy
Until recently, the species in the genus Rieppeleon were commonly included in the genus Rhampholeon instead.
Species and subspecies
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Nota bene: A binomial authority, or trinomial authority, in parentheses indicates that the species, or subspecies, was originally described in a genus other than Rieppeleon.
