Calumma guibei, also known commonly as Guibé's chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Calumma guibei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Calumma |
Species: | C. guibei
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Binomial name | |
Calumma guibei (Hillenius, 1959)
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The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Guibé.[3]
C. guibei is found in northern Madagascar.[1] The type locality is Mt. Tsaratanana, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[2]
The preferred natural habitat of C. guibei is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,250 m (3,280–7,380 ft).[1]
C. guibei has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). It has a soft dermal rostral appendage, which is longer in males than in females.[2]