Calumma guibei, also known commonly as Guibé's chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Guibé.
Geographic range
C. guibei is found in northern Madagascar. The type locality is Mt. Tsaratanana, elevation .
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. guibei is forest, at elevations of .
Description
C. guibei has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . It has a soft dermal rostral appendage, which is longer in males than in females.
Reproduction
C. guibei is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
- (1959). "The differentiation within the genus Chameleo Laurenti, 1768". Beaufortia 8: 1âÂÂ92. (Chamaeleo guibei, new species, p. 25).
- , (1986). "Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology". Bonner zoologische Monographien 22: 1âÂÂ64. (Calumma guibei, new combination, p. 58).
- (1999). Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. (Europe), (USA, Canada). (Calumma guibei, p. 278).