Rhampholeon spectrum
Description
Rhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874)
Chamaeleo spectrum Buchholz, 1874: 298. Type locality: “Victoria und Bonjongo, Kamerun ”, restricted to Bonjongo, Cameroon, by Mertens (1938: 43).
Rhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874): Günther 1874: 443
Rhampholeon affinis Steindachner, 1911: 178. Type locality: “Beni”, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Brookesia spectrum (Buchholz, 1874): Mertens 1938.
Distribution. Central Africa. From eastern Nigeria to Gabon and south-western Central African Republic. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Bioko at Musola (Boulenger 1906) and Ureca (Mertens 1964a), and in Río Muni at Monte Alén National Park (Lasso et al. 2002), including Monte Mitra Forest (Gonwouo & Nsang 2005). Observations from iNaturalist are as follows: Caldera de Luba (03°21′58.05″N, 08°30′26.07″E and 03°20′06.06″N, 08°28′42.09″E) and Loreto Lake (03°24′21.08″N, 08°40′06.07″E) (Map 4B).
Comments. Commonly found in Monte Alén National Park (Lasso et al. 2002), where it has been recorded from lowlands (350 m altitude) to higher elevations at 1,100 m (Gonwouo & Nsang 2005).
Specimens examined. Twenty-three specimens. Río Muni: imprecise locality (different specimens collected among Noayong, Etom and Engong), 1987 (EBD 24974–24977); Etom, Aconibe (from Evinayong to Mongomo), 07 July 1987 (EBD 27487); Equatorial Guinea, without specific locality (EBD 20950–20954); Mofup, Acurenam, 24 August 1984 (EBD 18700), 28 August 1984 (EBD 18702), 29 August 1984 (EBD 18676); Oveng, Acurenam, 27 August 1984 (EBD 18701); Evinayong (Aconibe), May 1987 (EBD 25066); Miboman, Km 27 from Bata to Movo, 08 July 1984 (EBD 18599, 19600–19603), 14 June 1984 (EBD 18621), 16 June 1984 (EBD 18607); Ncoaebeñ, Bata to Movo, Km 23, 17 July 1984 (EBD 18597).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- EBD
- Event date
- 1984-06-14 , 1984-06-16 , 1984-07-08 , 1984-07-17 , 1984-08-24 , 1984-08-27 , 1984-08-28 , 1984-08-29 , 1987-07-07
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Rhampholeon
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Material sample ID
- 19600-19603 , EBD 20950-20954 , EBD 24974-24977
- Order
- Squamata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Buchholz
- Species
- spectrum
- Taxon rank
- species
- Verbatim event date
- 1984-06-14 , 1984-06-16 , 1984-07-08 , 1984-07-17 , 1984-08-24 , 1984-08-27 , 1984-08-28 , 1984-08-29 , 1987-07-07
- Taxonomic concept label
- Rhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874) sec. Sánchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva, 2022
References
- Buchholz, R. (1874) Uber den Farbenwechsel der Chamaeleonen. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1874, 298 - 301.
- Mertens, R. (1938) Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Kamerun. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 442, 1 - 52.
- Steindachner, F. (1911) Vorlaufiger Bericht uber drei neue Arten aus der Familie Chamaeleontidae. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, 10, 177 - 179.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1906) Report on the reptiles collected by the late L. Fea in West Africa. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 3 (2), 196 - 216.
- Mertens, R. (1964 a) Die Reptilien von Fernando Poo. Bonner zoologische Beitrage, 15, 211 - 238.
- Lasso, C. A., Rial, A. I., Castroviejo, J. & De la Riva, I. (2002) Herpetofauna del Parque Nacional de Monte Alen (Rio Muni, Guinea Ecuatorial). Graellsia, 58, 21 - 34. https: // doi. org / 10.3989 / graellsia. 2002. v 58. i 2.276
- Gonwouo, N. L. & Nsang, A. (2005) An assessment of the reptiles and amphibians of the Monte Mitra forest, Monte Alen National Park. In: Sunderland, T. C. H. (Ed.), A Biodiversity Assessment of the Monte Mitra Forest, Monte Alen National Park, Equatorial Guinea. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., pp. 32 - 49.