Brookesia stumpffi
| Brookesia stumpffi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Brookesia |
| Species: | B. stumpffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Brookesia stumpffi Boettger, 1894 | |
Brookesia stumpffi, also known as the plated leaf chameleon (German: Stachelchamäleon), is a species of chameleon found in some parts of Madagascar. It can be found in Nosy Bé, north-west Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia.
Taxonomy
Brookesia stumpffi was originally described by Oskar Boettger, a German zoologist, in 1894. [2]
Etymology
The specific name, stumpffi, is in honor of Anton Stumpff, who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range and habitat
Glaw and Vences found B. stumpffi on small islands of Madagascar away from the main land mass of the country in 2007.[1] The species can only be found in certain parts of Madagascar; it can be found in Nosy Be (sometimes known as Nosy Bé), north-western Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia,[2] and is common in the rainforest. Brookesia stumpffi can be found up to a height of 150 metres (490 feet) above sea level, and can be found over an area of 61,884 kilometres (38,453 miles).[1][4]
Conservation status
There are no known major threats to the Brookesia stumpffi, and the species seems to be adaptable to "disturbed habitats".[1] The species is sometimes kept as a pet and domesticated.[5] The species is marked as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[5]
Description
Brookesia stumpffi can grow to a total length (including tail) of up to 9 cm (3.5 in), and has a life expectancy of at least three years.[6]
Reproduction
During reproduction, the female B. stumpffi lays between three and five eggs, which hatch between 60 and 70 days later, provided they are at a temperature of 23 °C (73 °F).[6]
Diet
B. stumpffi feeds on insects such as crickets, fruit flies, cockroaches, wax moths (waxworms), and grasshoppers.[6]
Biology
During the day, the body temperature of B. stumpffi is between 22 and 25 °C (72 and 77 °F), and is 20 °C (68 °F) during the night.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Brookesia stumpffi (Plated Leaf Chameleon)". Iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- 1 2 "Brookesia stumpffi | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ 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. (Brookesia stumpffi, p. 257).
- ↑ "Facts about Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi ) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- 1 2 "Brookesia stumpffi (Plated Leaf Chameleon)". Iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "Animals". Lucky Reptile. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
Further reading
- Boettger O (1894). "Eine neue Brookesia (Chamaeleontidae) aus Nossibé ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 17: 182-185. (Brookesia stumpffi, new species). (in German).