''Calumma andringitraense'' is a

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chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. It was originally considered a

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of '' Calumma gastrotaenia'', the Perinet chameleon.''Calumma andringitraense'' , The Reptile Database
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Distribution and habitat

''Calumma andringitraense'' has a geographic range of only 1,220 square kilometers (471 square miles) in southwestern Madagascar. It is known to inhabit

Andohahela National Park Andohahela National Park, in south-east Madagascar, is remarkable for the extremes of habitats that are represented within it. The park covers of the Anosy mountain range, the southernmost spur of the Malagasy Highlands and contains the last hum ...

Andringitra National Park Andringitra National Park is a national park in the Haute Matsiatra region of Madagascar, south of Ambalavao. The park was established in 1999 and is managed by the Madagascar National Parks Association. It was inscribed in the World Heritage Sit ...

, and

Kalambatritra Reserve Kalambatritra Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in southern Madagascar. It is to the north of Andohahela National Park, south-west of the Manombo Special Reserve and contains many endemic species, including forty-five endemic bird species. Geo ...

; this fragmented distribution may be a result of the species' narrow preferences of habitat. For the most part, it is restricted to intact, relatively high-altitude humid forests.''Calumma andringitraense''
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Conservation and threats

Due to its small and fragmented range and ongoing habitat loss, ''Calumma andringitraense'' is listed as

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by the

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. Perhaps as a result of its limited population and other factors, illegal trade in it is virtually nonexistent. The population of the species is decreasing.

References

). * Brygoo E-R, Blanc CP, Domergue CA. 1972. "''Notes sur les'' Chameleo ''de Madagascar. X. Deux nouveaux Caméléons des hauts sommets de Madagascar:'' C. capuroni n. sp. ''et'' C. gastrotaenia andringitraensis n. subsp." ''Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Paris'', Series 3, 56 (42): 601 -613. (in French). * Glaw F, Vences M. 1994. ''A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags/Serpents Tale. 480 pp. . (in English). *Lutzmann N, Lutzmann H. 2004. "''Das grammatikalische Geschlecht der Gattung'' Calumma ''(Chamaeleonidae) und die nötigen Annpassungen einiger Art- und Unterartbezeichnungen.''" ''Reptilia'' (Münster) 9 (48): 4-5. (in German). {{Taxonbar, from=Q2934417 andringitraense Endemic fauna of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1972 Taxa named by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo Taxa named by Charles Pierre Blanc Taxa named by Charles Domergue Reptiles of Madagascar

Distribution and habitat

Conservation and threats

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