Calumma
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Calumma is a genus
of chameleon
s where all species are endemic to Madagascar
. Following CITES, it is now illegal to import any of the species from their native countries.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of chameleon
Chameleon
Chameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a...
s where all species are endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. Following CITES, it is now illegal to import any of the species from their native countries.
Classification of genus Calumma
- Calumma amber
- Calumma andringitraense
- Boettger's Chameleon, Calumma boettgeri
- Short-horned Chameleon, Calumma brevicorne
- Madagascar Chameleon, Calumma capuroni
- Blue-legged Chameleon Calumma crypticum
- Hooded Chameleon, Calumma cucullatum
- Deceptive Chameleon, Calumma fallax
- Forked Chameleon, Calumma furcifer
- Blade Chameleon, Calumma gallus
- Perinet Chameleon, Calumma gastrotaeniaPerinet chameleonThe Perinet chameleon , also known as the Malagasy Side-striped chameleon, is a small species of chameleon endemic to humid primary forests, particularly along rivers, in eastern and central Madagascar at elevations between 600 and 1,530 metres. It is listed on CITES Appendix II, and as such trade...
- Calumma glawi
- Flat-casqued Chameleon, Calumma globifer
- Guibe's Chameleon, Calumma guibei
- Calumma guillaumeti
- Calumma hafahafa
- Calumma hilleniusi
- Calumma jejy
- Maroantsetra Chameleon, Calumma linotum
- Yellow-green Chameleon, Calumma malthe
- Calumma marojezense
- Big-nosed Chameleon, Calumma nasutum
- O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon, Calumma oshaughnessyi
- Parson's Giant Chameleon, Calumma parsonii
- Calumma peltierorum
- Brygoo's Chameleon, Calumma peyrierasi
- Calumma tarzan
- Tsaratanan Chameleon, Calumma tsaratananense
- Calumma tsycorne
- Calumma vatosoa
- Calumma vencesi