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Graceful chameleon

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Graceful chameleon
Chamaeleo gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Chamaeleo gracilis
Hallowell, 1844
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Chamaeleo gracilis
    Hallowell, 1844
  • Chamaeleo burchelli
    Hallowell, 1856
  • Chamaeleo granulosus
    Hallowell, 1856
  • Chamaeleo simoni
    Boettger, 1885
  • Chamaeleon gracilis
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Chamaeleo gracilis
    Nečas, 1999

The graceful chameleon (Chamaeleo gracilis) is a species of chameleon native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is commonly around a foot (30.5 cm) long. Because of its abundance, it is heavily exploited by the pet trade.[4]

Geographic range

The graceful chameleon inhabits much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Angola in the south and Ethiopia in the east. It mostly lives in forests, though it tolerates bushy areas near plantations and savanna.[4]

Description

C. gracilis is often green, yellow, or brown, with a green stripe on its side.[4] Although it is usually a foot (30.5 cm) in total length (including tail), it can grow up to 15 inches (38 cm) in total length.[5]

Behavior

The graceful chameleon is diurnal; it hunts for prey during the morning and evening, while it rests in the shade during the hottest part of the day. Males are very territorial, and often threaten each other with colorful displays.[4] It eats insects,[5] and can live up to 10 years in captivity.[6]

Reproduction

C. gracilis breeds twice per year, once in the dry season and again at the end of the wet season.[4] 20 to 50 eggs are laid per clutch.[4][5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]

  • Chamaeleo gracilis etiennei Schmidt, 1919
  • Chamaeleo gracilis gracilis Hallowell, 1844

Etymology

The subspecific name, etiennei, is in honor of Belgian physician and entomologist "Dr. Etienne" who assisted the Congo Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tolley, K.; Luiselli, L.; Niagate, B.; Penner, J.; Trape, J.-F.; Rödel, M.-O.; Segniagbeto, G.; Wagner, P. (2014). "Chamaeleo gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172536A1344573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172536A1344573.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Chamæleon gracilis, pp. 448–449 + Plate XXXIX, figure 4).
  3. ^ a b "Chamaeleo gracilis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Graceful chameleon videos, photos and facts - Chamaeleo gracilis - ARKive". Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  5. ^ a b c Graceful Chameleon, Chamaeleo gracilis. Chameleon Facts and Images
  6. ^ Ha Ha Reptiles: Graceful Chameleon
  7. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaeleo etiennei, p. 86).

Further reading

  • Hallowell E (1844). "Description of a new species of Chameleon from Western Africa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1841: 111–115. (Chamæleo gracilis, new species).


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