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Chapman's Pygmy Chameleon

Chapman's Pygmy Chameleon

Malawi
Status
Not Evaluated

IUCN conservation assessment category

Habitat
Various biomes

Primary ecological niche & biome

Diet
Omnivorous

Dietary type and primary food source

Activity
Diurnal

Diurnal, nocturnal, or active patterns

Scientific Summary

GBIF Taxonomic Backbone & Wikipedia Registry Profile

Holotype: Adult male (BMNH 1988.399), collected by Colin and Sarah Tilbury. Type locality: in evergreen forest at 940 m asl., above the Chididi Police post, on top of Malawi Hills, southern Malawi. Variation in adult coloration in an adult male and an adult female are illustrated in Fig. 4 D and Fig. 4 E, respectively. Note also the pronounced nasal and supraorbital processes on the head of the male. For full details of morphology, hemipenial structure, biology and habitat see Tilbury (2010).
Biology & Conservation

Scientific field studies are ongoing to establish comprehensive biological records for this species, including precise wild population estimates, dietary distributions, typical lifespans, and specific daily activity patterns. Taxonomic details have been successfully categorized under the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) backbone index, and deeper environmental analysis is active to catalog its behavior and conservation profile within its native biomes.

Energy & Activity Profile
Habitat & Adaptation Index
Quick Facts
Native RangeMalawi
Habitat RangeGlobal
Lifespan
StatusData Deficient
ScientificRhampholeon chapmanorum
Registry Info
LifespanUnknown
KingdomAnimalia
FamilyChamaeleonidae