Rhampholeon boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger’s pygmy chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Rhampholeon |
| Species: | R. boulengeri
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| Rhampholeon boulengeri Steindachner, 1911
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Etymology edit
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British Herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[2]
Geographic range edit
R. boulengeri is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of R. boulengeri is forest, at elevations up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft).[1]
Diet edit
R. boulengeri preys on insects, including caterpillars, and also on spiders.[4]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Tolley, K.; Plumptre, A. (2014). "Rhampholeon boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172523A1344185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172523A1344185.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhampholeon boulengeri, p. 34).
- ^ a b "Rhampholeon boulengeri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ^ Schmidt KP (1919).
Further reading edit
- Schmidt KP (1919). "Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo Based on the Collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909–1915". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 39 (2): 385–624 + Plates VII–XXXII. (Rhampholeon boulengeri, pp. 595–597 + Plate XXXII, figures 7 & 8).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Rhampholeon boulengeri, p. 250).
- Steindachner F (1911). "Vorläufiger Berichte über drei neue Arten aus der Familie Chamaeleontidae". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 48 177–179. (Rhampholeon boulengeri, new species, p. 178). (in German).