Species of lizard
Calumma boettgeri is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]
Geographic range
C. boettgeri is found in northern Madagascar, including the island of Nosy Be.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes of 810–1,200 m (2,660–3,940 ft).[1]
Description
C. boettgeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in), and tail length equals SVL.[4]
Behavior
C. boettgeri is arboreal, and is usually found 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) above the forest floor.[1]
Reproduction
C. boettgeri is oviparous.[2]
References
Further reading
- Barbour T (1903). "Two New Species of Chamaeleon". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 16: 61–62. ("Chamaeleo macrorhinus ", new species, p. 62).
- Boulenger GA (1888). "Descriptions of two new Chamæleons from Nossi Bé, Madagascar ". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 1: 22–23. ("Chamæleon Bœttgeri ", new species, p. 23 + Plate II, figure 3).
- Prötzel D, Ruthensteiner B, Scherz MD, Glaw F (2015). "Systematic revision of the Malagasy chameleons Calumma boettgeri and C. linotum (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 4048 (2): 211–231.