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(
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<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC7FFE2FF21FC61405FEBD6" blockId="21.[151,771,871,931]" box="[151,570,906,931]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Mount Chiperone Pygmy Chameleon</paragraph>
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(sic.)
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<bibRefCitation id="EFCDFCABFFC7FFE2FD31FC38410AEB9D" author="Timberlake" box="[647,879,978,1000]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" refString="Timberlake, J. R., Bayliss, J., Alves T., Baena, S., Francisco, J., Harris, T. & da Sousa, C. (2007) The Biodiversity and Conservation of Mount Chiperone, Mozambique. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15 / 036: Monitoring and Managing Biodiversity Loss in South-East Africa's Montane Ecosystems. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. pp. 33." type="journal article" year="2007">
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Timberlake
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FCB7FC39414BEB9D" box="[769,814,978,1000]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al</emphasis>
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. 2007
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, p20.
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FF21FBFF4373EC5B" bold="true" box="[151,278,1045,1070]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Etymology</emphasis>
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(L. = cloud, mist) and
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as moist air from the Indian Ocean is forced to rise over Mt. Chiperone.
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The
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series comprises five specimens, including:
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.- An adult female (
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R17278) collected by J. Bayliss,
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<date id="FFE2A79AFFC7FFE2FC0FFB4C46E6ECCB" box="[953,1155,1189,1214]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" value="2008-12-01">1 December 2008</date>
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, in the shrub understorey of evergreen forest on the southeast slopes of Mt. Chiperone Massif, Zambézia Province,
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(16˚30'25.9”S, 35˚43'33.4”E, ca
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a.s.l.).
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FF71FAFB4341ED5F" box="[199,292,1297,1322]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Allotype</emphasis>
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. An adult male (
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R17281), collected by J. Bayliss on
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<date id="FFE2A79AFFC7FFE2FC02FAF846EBED5F" box="[948,1166,1297,1322]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" value="2008-11-27">27 November 2008</date>
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; same locality details as
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.
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<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC7FFE2FF71FAB04365EDCF" blockId="21.[151,1437,1045,2006]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FF71FAB0435CED04" box="[199,313,1370,1393]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC7FFE2FF71FAB0435CED04" box="[199,313,1370,1393]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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. Three specimens, comprising an adult female (
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R17277) and two subadult females (
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R17279-80), all collected by J. Bayliss between
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<date id="FFE2A79AFFC7FFE2FD67FA974618EDE3" box="[721,1149,1405,1430]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" value="2008-11-26" valueMax="2008-12-03" valueMin="2008-11-26">26 November and 3 December 2008</date>
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, same locality details as
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<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC7FFE2FF21FA4B4298EDCF" box="[151,253,1441,1466]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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.
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<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC7FFE2FF71FA2F47F0EDA8" blockId="21.[151,1437,1045,2006]" box="[199,1429,1477,1502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FF71FA2F4359EDAB" bold="true" box="[199,316,1477,1502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Meristics.</emphasis>
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Measurements for the
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series of
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FD6EFA2F4664EDAB" box="[728,1025,1477,1502]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rhampholeon nebulauctor</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FBBEFA2F4604EDAB" bold="true" box="[1032,1121,1477,1502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BE033FFC7FFE2FBBEFA2F4604EDAB" box="[1032,1121,1477,1502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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are summarized in
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<tableCitation id="C6DEB4E1FFC7FFE2FA8AFA2F47F4EDA8" box="[1340,1425,1477,1502]" captionStart="TABLE 7" captionStartId="22.[151,235,152,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1397,234,742]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="TABLE 7. Measurements (mm) for the type series of Rhampholeon nebulauctor sp. nov. from Mount Chiperone, Mozambique (PEM: Port Elizabeth Museum)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF23D1D2FFC4FFE1FF21FF7240E5E8BA" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" tableUuid="DF23D1D2FFC4FFE1FF21FF7240E5E8BA">Table 7</tableCitation>
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.
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FF71FA03435FEE77" bold="true" box="[199,314,1513,1538]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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. The Chiperone Pygmy Chameleon is referable to the
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FC6DFA034612EE77" box="[987,1143,1513,1538]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rhampholeon</emphasis>
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(subgenus
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FAB2FA0347F9EE77" box="[1284,1436,1513,1538]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rhinodigitum</emphasis>
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Matthee
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FF48F9E44356EE53" box="[254,307,1549,1574]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al</emphasis>
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. 2004) by having an unpigmented parietal peritoneum, claws that are strongly bicuspid, smooth plantar surfaces, a rostral process, and short tail (<27% of total length in adult males). It can be distinguished from most other species in
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<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FE3EF9BF4041EE1B" box="[392,548,1621,1646]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rhampholeon</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FD85F9BF40AEEE1B" box="[563,715,1621,1646]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rhinodigitum</emphasis>
|
||
)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by having deep inguinal (absent or indistinct in
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FB59F9BF4047EEE7" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FB59F9BF47F2EE1B" box="[1263,1431,1621,1646]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boulengeri">Rh. boulengeri</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FF21F993432FEEE7" box="[151,330,1657,1682]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nchisiensis">Rh. nchisiensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FEEAF9934047EEE7" box="[348,546,1657,1682]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="uluguruensis">Rh. uluguruensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FDD8F9934094EEE4" box="[622,753,1657,1682]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="moyeri">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FDD8F9934094EEE4" box="[622,753,1657,1682]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rh. moyeri</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and axillary pits (also absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FB2DF993472EEEE7" box="[1179,1355,1657,1682]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nchisiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FB2DF993472EEEE7" box="[1179,1355,1657,1682]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rh. nchisiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
). It is geographically closest to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FE08F97740F5EEC3" box="[446,656,1693,1718]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chapmanorum">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FE08F97740F5EEC3" box="[446,656,1693,1718]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rh. chapmanorum</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but differs from that species by its smaller size, the presence of a relatively large rostral process in males, and accessory planter spines that are very poorly developed in both sexes. It is well differentiated from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FE6FF90F4015EE8B" box="[473,624,1765,1790]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="platyceps">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FE6FF90F4015EE8B" box="[473,624,1765,1790]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rh. platyceps</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FD13F90F4127EE88" box="[677,834,1765,1790]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maspictus" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FD13F90F4127EE88" box="[677,834,1765,1790]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rh. maspictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FCFFF90F41C7EE8B" bold="true" box="[841,930,1765,1790]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BE033FFC7FFE2FCFFF90F41C7EE8B" box="[841,930,1765,1790]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
by its smaller size (SVL <
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC7FFE2FB7BF90F4745EE8B" box="[1229,1312,1765,1790]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" unit="mm" value="53.0">53 mm</quantity>
|
||
), relatively larger rostral process, and weakly developed dorsal crest crenulation. It is morphologically closest to the Mt Namuli chameleon, but has a slightly narrower head and appears to lack the cranial flexure of the head present in male chameleons from Mt Namuli (further material is required to confirm both these features). The female
|
||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC7FFE2FF21F89F429CEFFB" box="[151,249,1909,1934]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
also displayed a bright green and orange coloration (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13679DDFFFC7FFE2FCF1F89F41ECEFFB" box="[839,905,1909,1934]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="22.[151,250,1950,1972]" captionTargetBox="[176,1405,832,1897]" captionTargetId="figure@22.[151,1436,815,1928]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="FIGURE 7. Rhampholeon nebulauctor sp. nov. Holotype (PEM R 17278): whole body (A) and close-up of head (B); C—Habitat on Mt. Chiperone (J. Bayliss)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/286218/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
A, B), but whether this is diagnostic also awaits the collection of further material. Finally, the species is genetically well differentiated from all other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC7FFE2FB4FF87347F0EFC7" box="[1273,1429,1945,1970]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC7FFE2FB4FF87347F0EFC7" box="[1273,1429,1945,1970]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Rhampholeon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and all chameleons examined from Mt. Chiperone form a monophyletic clade.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<caption id="DF23D1D2FFC4FFE1FF21FF7240E5E8BA" ID-Table-UUID="DF23D1D2FFC4FFE1FF21FF7240E5E8BA" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF23D1D2FFC4FFE1FF21FF7240E5E8BA" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" targetBox="[159,1397,234,742]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="22">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC4FFE1FF21FF7240E5E8BA" blockId="22.[151,1436,151,207]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC4FFE1FF21FF724368E8DA" bold="true" box="[151,269,152,175]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">TABLE 7.</emphasis>
|
||
Measurements (mm) for the type series of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC4FFE1FCB1FF7D4647E8DA" box="[775,1058,151,175]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulauctor" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC4FFE1FCB1FF7D4647E8DA" box="[775,1058,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Rhampholeon nebulauctor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC4FFE1FB99FF7246ECE8DA" bold="true" box="[1071,1161,152,175]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BE033FFC4FFE1FB99FF7246ECE8DA" box="[1071,1161,152,175]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
from Mount Chiperone, Mozambique (PEM: Port Elizabeth Museum).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC4FFE1FF29FED8476EEA93" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<table id="F95C73FAFFC40008FF29FF004710EA93" box="[159,1397,234,742]" gridcols="6" gridrows="5" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<tr id="356C8318FFC40008FF29FF004710E93D" box="[159,1397,234,328]" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FF29FF004336E93D" box="[159,339,234,328]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Sex</th>
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FE4DFF0040E3E93D" box="[507,646,234,328]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">PEM R17278 Holotype F</th>
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FD00FF004124E93D" box="[694,833,234,328]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">PEM R17281 Allotype M</th>
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FCD8FF00419DE93D" box="[878,1016,234,328]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">PEM R17277 Paratype F</th>
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB99FF0046DCE93D" box="[1071,1209,234,328]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">PEM R17279 Paratype F</th>
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB5DFF004710E93D" box="[1259,1397,234,328]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">PEM R17280 Paratype F</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="356C8318FFC40008FF29FEB64710E9B1" box="[159,1397,348,452]" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FF29FEB64336E9B1" box="[159,339,348,452]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Snout-vent length Tail length Total length</th>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FE4DFEB640E3E9B1" box="[507,646,348,452]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">44.7 11.3 56.0</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FD00FEB64124E9B1" box="[694,833,348,452]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">32.3 11.6 43.9</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FCD8FEB6419DE9B1" box="[878,1016,348,452]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">48.9 13.2 62.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB99FEB646DCE9B1" box="[1071,1209,348,452]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">41.6 9.1 50.6</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB5DFEB64710E9B1" box="[1259,1397,348,452]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">36.3 8.6 44.9</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="356C8318FFC40008FF29FE324710EA35" box="[159,1397,472,576]" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FF29FE324336EA35" box="[159,339,472,576]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Head length Head width Orbit diameter</th>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FE4DFE3240E3EA35" box="[507,646,472,576]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">14.4 7.4 4.0</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FD00FE324124EA35" box="[694,833,472,576]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">10.9 5.9 3.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FCD8FE32419DEA35" box="[878,1016,472,576]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">14.8 8.9 4.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB99FE3246DCEA35" box="[1071,1209,472,576]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">13.4 7.2 3.5</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB5DFE324710EA35" box="[1259,1397,472,576]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">12.3 5.8 3.6</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="356C8318FFC40008FF29FDBE4710EAC9" box="[159,1397,596,700]" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FF29FDBE4336EAC9" box="[159,339,596,700]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Snout length Inter-orbital Rostral process</th>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FE4DFDBE40E3EAC9" box="[507,646,596,700]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">4.9 5.3 1.5</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FD00FDBE4124EAC9" box="[694,833,596,700]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">3.1 4.9 2.2</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FCD8FDBE419DEAC9" box="[878,1016,596,700]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">4.6 5.7 1.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB99FDBE46DCEAC9" box="[1071,1209,596,700]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">4.5 5.1 1.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB5DFDBE4710EAC9" box="[1259,1397,596,700]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">3.9 4.4 1.1</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="356C8318FFC40008FF29FD3A4710EA93" box="[159,1397,720,742]" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<th id="76BDEA64FFC40008FF29FD3A4336EA93" box="[159,339,720,742]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Casque to Eye</th>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FE4DFD3A40E3EA93" box="[507,646,720,742]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">10.2</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FD00FD3A4124EA93" box="[694,833,720,742]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">8.0</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FCD8FD3A419DEA93" box="[878,1016,720,742]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">10.6</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB99FD3A46DCEA93" box="[1071,1209,720,742]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">7.2</td>
|
||
<td id="76BDEA64FFC40008FB5DFD3A4710EA93" box="[1259,1397,720,742]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">7.5</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF23D1D2FFC4FFE1FF21F8744020EFA7" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/286218/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" targetBox="[176,1405,832,1897]" targetPageId="22">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC4FFE1FF21F8744020EFA7" blockId="22.[151,1436,1950,2002]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC4FFE1FF21F874437CEFC1" bold="true" box="[151,281,1950,1972]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC4FFE1FE93F874405DEFC1" box="[293,568,1950,1972]" class="Reptilia" family="Chamaeleonidae" genus="Rhampholeon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulauctor" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC4FFE1FE93F874405DEFC1" box="[293,568,1950,1972]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Rhampholeon nebulauctor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC4FFE1FDF3F87440F9EFC1" bold="true" box="[581,668,1950,1972]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BE033FFC4FFE1FDF3F87440F9EFC1" box="[581,668,1950,1972]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Holotype (PEM R17278): whole body (A) and close-up of head (B); C—Habitat on Mt. Chiperone (J. Bayliss).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C346D2D1FFC5FFE0FF71FF7D419FEF5D" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FF7D4610E8C5" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" box="[199,1141,151,176]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71FF7D4386E8C5" bold="true" box="[199,483,151,176]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
Description of
|
||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FEC0FF7D4386E8C5" box="[374,483,151,176]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
. Adult female, viscera exposed by a large ventral incision.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FF5640C0EA48" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
Head: Dorsum flattened, with no upward flexure of the snout; casque flat, edged with weakly-defined lateral crests that are mainly restricted to the posterior region of the casque; temporal crest weakly-developed, comprising a single, interrupted row of large tubercles; parietal crest almost absent, composed of a few enlarged tubercles in the mid-line; supraorbital ridges reduced to a few scattered enlarged scales but with a very small multi-scaled process forming a ‘soft horn’ at each end of the inter-orbital ridge that passes across crown and is composed of 11 small granular tubercles, and that demarcate the posterior edge of a slight frontal depression; inferior orbital rim with 4 (right) and 4 (left) enlarged tubercles; snout bordered on each side by moderately developed rostral crests, that fuse together at the tip of the snout which is adorned with a very small, flattened rostral process (
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FAB0FE5D4704E9A5" box="[1286,1377,439,464]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="1.5">1.5 mm</quantity>
|
||
), and is three small tubercular scales long and three tubercular scales wide at its base; nares opening posterio-ventrally; no gular or mental appendages; scales on throat homogenous, more conical but smaller than those on crown of head and subequal in size to those on the belly.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FDAD41B9EB28" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Body: Dorsal crest very weakly developed, reduced to 7 crenulations of enlarged, but not obviously spinose scales; crenulations most strongly developed over mid-body, reduced in size over on neck and tail; crenulations continue onto tail but in more reduced form; deep axillary and inguinal pits are present; flank scalation heterogeneous, composed of small, stellate granules with few scattered, enlarged spinose tubercles, the largest at the shoulder and in a single cluster; chest, belly and lower surface of tail smooth; limb scalation more tubercular, with a few enlarged, spinose tubercles on the forearms; claws strongly bicuspid; accessory planter spines on the soles of the fore and hind feet are present, but reduced to a few very small, soft, spinose scales at the base of the claws; tail flattened laterally, flexing slightly downward on the distal third.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FC8D439CEC65" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
Colour in life (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13679DDFFFC5FFE0FEC7FC8D43D1EBF5" box="[369,436,871,896]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="22.[151,250,1950,1972]" captionTargetBox="[176,1405,832,1897]" captionTargetId="figure@22.[151,1436,815,1928]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="FIGURE 7. Rhampholeon nebulauctor sp. nov. Holotype (PEM R 17278): whole body (A) and close-up of head (B); C—Habitat on Mt. Chiperone (J. Bayliss)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/286218/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
A, B): Mid-body mottled brown with two vague oblique lateral stripes; fore-body, neck, head and upper surfaces of limbs with extensive bright green tubercles, with scattered light blue tubercles on temporal region of head and throat and on front of belly; scales around orbit dark blue, with a red rim to the iris; tip of casque and dorsal crest cream; enlarged scales of the dorsal crest crenulations orange, that is more extensive and intense along the top of the tail.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FBF64726EC2D" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Colour in preservative. Body mottled brown with no obvious lateral stripes; lower surface of neck, belly, base of tail, soles of feet, and lower limbs pale brown, except on throat and sides of head which are dark brown.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FB8E4294ECD5" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71FB8E43BEEC08" bold="true" box="[199,475,1124,1149]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Description of Allotype</emphasis>
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(as for
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<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FD87FB8E40F3EC08" box="[561,662,1124,1149]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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, unless noted): adult male, very large ventral incision; hemipenes not everted.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FB4643EEED45" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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Head: Supraorbital ridge reduced to a few scattered enlarged scales but with a distinct multi-scaled process forming a ‘soft horn’ at the end of the inter-orbital crest that is slightly more pronounced than in female
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<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FA84FB2547F2EC9D" box="[1330,1431,1231,1256]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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; interorbital ridge, shallow and composed of 12 small granular tubercles; rostral process six tubercular scales long and five wide at base.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FAD641A8EDE8" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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Body: Dorsal crest very weakly developed, reduced to eight crenulations of enlarged but not obviously spinose scales, which are subequal in development to those of the female
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||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FCC6FAB541B0ED0D" box="[880,981,1375,1400]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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||
; tail relatively long (26.5% SVL), with a prominent hemipenal bulge; distal third of tail flexes strongly downward.
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||
</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FA4D47E3EDB5" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" box="[199,1414,1447,1472]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Colour in preservative: Body mottled brown with no obvious lateral stripes on the flanks. Pale brown below.</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71FA26435BEE58" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71FA2643D7ED90" bold="true" box="[199,434,1484,1509]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FF71FA264351ED90" box="[199,308,1484,1509]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
variation.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
In the largest female
|
||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FD00FA274173ED90" box="[694,790,1485,1509]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
(PEM R17277) the ‘horn’ on the supraorbital ridge is reduced to a very small cluster of about 5 spinose tubercular scales; rostral process is very small, 3 scales long and 4 wide at base.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71F9DD4367EEED" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71F9DD429BEE25" bold="true" box="[199,254,1591,1616]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Size.</emphasis>
|
||
Presumably a small species, as all except the smallest female were reproductively active. Largest male—PEM R17281 (allotype) 32.3 + 11.6 =
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FD1CF9B64171EE01" box="[682,788,1628,1652]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.39" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="43.9">43.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
; largest female—PEM R17277 (
|
||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FB3CF9B6468BEE01" box="[1162,1262,1628,1652]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
) 48.9 + 13.2 =
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FF21F995429BEEED" box="[151,254,1663,1688]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.21" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="62.1">62.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71F94E419FEF5D" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71F94E4308EEC8" bold="true" box="[199,365,1700,1725]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Reproduction.</emphasis>
|
||
The three adult females contain enlarged ova, albeit without signs of embryonic development: PEM R17277, Four ova ca.
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FE7EF9224079EE95" box="[456,540,1736,1760]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.4" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="3.4">3.4 mm</quantity>
|
||
dia.; PEM R17278, three ova largest measuring 5.0 mm x
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FB28F92D4690EE95" box="[1182,1269,1735,1760]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="3.5">3.5 mm</quantity>
|
||
; PEM R17279, two small ova (ca.
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FEDFF90643DBEF71" box="[361,446,1772,1796]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="3.1">3.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
dia.). The smallest female, PEM R17280, has small developing follicles. The only male (PEM R17281) has well-developed testes despite its small size (
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FCFBF8FA41CAEF5D" box="[845,943,1808,1832]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2299999999999995" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="32.3">32.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
SVL).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C346D2D1FFC5FFE0FF71F8DE4618EFCD" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71F8DE473CEF38" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" box="[199,1369,1844,1869]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71F8DE4305EF38" bold="true" box="[199,352,1844,1869]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
Restricted to the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54E73FF8FFC5FFE0FD93F8DF4030EF38" box="[549,597,1845,1869]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">type</typeStatus>
|
||
locality; Mt. Chiperone, Zambézia Province, northern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F34BC1CAFFC5FFE0FB08F8DE4733EF38" box="[1214,1366,1844,1869]" name="Mozambique" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BE3815AFFC5FFE0FF71F8BD4618EFCD" blockId="23.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FF71F8BD434FEF05" bold="true" box="[199,298,1879,1904]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Habitat.</emphasis>
|
||
The Chiperone Massif shows habitat zonation and is surrounded by
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC5FFE0FBF1F8BD46BEEF05" box="[1095,1243,1879,1904]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Brachystegia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FBF1F8BD46BEEF05" box="[1095,1243,1879,1904]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Brachystegia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
woodland at the base. Chameleons were found on the southeast side of the mountain at
|
||
<quantity id="4CA42CBFFFC5FFE0FC0BF8964676EFE1" box="[957,1043,1916,1940]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="m" value="1000.0">1000 m</quantity>
|
||
in wet forest dominated by
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FAE5F8964170EFCC" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC5FFE0FAE5F89643FBEFCC" authority="Strombosia" authorityName="Strombosia" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Meliaceae" genus="Khaya" kingdom="Plantae" order="Sapindales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="anthotheca">Khaya anthotheca, Strombosia</taxonomicName>
|
||
schefflerii, Rawsonia burtt-davyi
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C5CFAD9FFC5FFE0FCE5F84B466CEFCD" box="[851,1033,1953,1976]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Putranjivaceae" genus="Drypetes" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="arguta">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9285D48FFC5FFE0FCE5F84B466CEFCD" box="[851,1033,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Drypetes arguta</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13679DDFFFC5FFE0FBAEF84A463EEFCD" box="[1048,1115,1952,1977]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="22.[151,250,1950,1972]" captionTargetBox="[176,1405,832,1897]" captionTargetId="figure@22.[151,1436,815,1928]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="FIGURE 7. Rhampholeon nebulauctor sp. nov. Holotype (PEM R 17278): whole body (A) and close-up of head (B); C—Habitat on Mt. Chiperone (J. Bayliss)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/286218/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
C.)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |