A new dwarf chameleon (sauria: Bradypodion fitzinger, 1843) from the cape fold mountains, South Africa

William R. Branch; Krystal A. Tolley; Colin R. Tilbury

doi:10.1080/21564574.2006.9635545

A new dwarf chameleon (sauria: Bradypodion fitzinger, 1843) from the cape fold mountains, South Africa

William R. Branch, Krystal A. Tolley, Colin R. Tilbury

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Abstract

A new dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion atromontanum Branch, Tolley & Tilbury sp. nov., is described from mountain fynbos habitat in the Great Swartberg Mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is closest geographically to Bradypodion gutturale but distinguished by its smaller size, less tuberculate scalation, genetic divergence, and restriction to Mountain Fynbos habitat. Although its known distribution falls in the conserved Swartberg Nature Reserve, it should be classified as Vulnerable due to its very restricted range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-141
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Volume	55
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2006.9635545
Publication status	Published - Dec 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bradypodion
Cape Fold Mountains
Chamaeleonidae
New species
Sauria
South Africa
Swartberg

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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A new dwarf chameleon (sauria: Bradypodion fitzinger, 1843) from the cape fold mountains, South Africa

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