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Brookesia (Leaf chameleon)

Reptilia - Chamaeleonidae

Taxonomy
Brookesia was named by Gray (1864). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chamaeleonidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Brookesia Gray
1996Brookesia Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
AcrodontaCope 1864
familyChamaeleonidaeGray 1825
genusBrookesiaGray 1864

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Brookesia Gray 1864 [Leaf chameleon]
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Brookesia superciliaris Kuhl 1820 [Brown leaf chameleon]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available