Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)

Vertebrate Zoology

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Frank Glaw¹ 

[1] Zoologische Staatssammlung München

关键词: Chamaeleonidae;    reptiles;    taxonomic checklist;    distribution;    pet trade;    CITES.;   

DOI  :  10.3897/vz.65.e31518

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Pensoft

【 摘 要 】

Due to their often brilliant colours, diurnal activity, and fascinating behaviours there is a long lasting high demand for chameleons in the pet trade. Accordingly, the international trade of most chameleon genera is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Floras (CITES). In order to facilitate operating and control of these regulations by national and international nature conservation authorities an updated taxonomic checklist of the family Chamaeleonidae (202 species plus 23 subspecies in 12 genera) is provided. A comparison with the last taxonomic checklist published in 1997 (132 species plus 39 subspecies in six genera) demonstrates the enormous progress in chameleon taxonomy and systematics in recent years. Although a substantial number of the currently accepted taxa are well defined, the taxonomy of several species and subspecies is in need of revision and many new species both from Africa and Madagascar still await their scientific description.

【 授权许可】

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