''Furcifer tuzetae'' is a species of
chameleon
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that is
endemic to Madagascar. It is only known from its
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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,
Andrenalamivola near
Befandriana Sud
Befandriana Sud or Befandriana Atsimo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morombe, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 19,000 in 2001 commune ce ...
. It was described by
Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, Robert M. Bourgat and
Charles Antoine Domergue
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in 1972. The
International Union for Conservation of Nature have rated this species as "
data deficient
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".
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''tuzetae'', is in honor of French parasitologist
Odette Tuzet (1906–1976).
Distribution and habitat
''Furcifer tuzetae'' is found in Madagascar. Its
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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is
Andrenalamivola (
Befandriana Sud
Befandriana Sud or Befandriana Atsimo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morombe, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 19,000 in 2001 commune ce ...
).
''Furcifer tuzetae'' is known from an area of dry forest; it might occur in gallery forests.
[ Only a single specimen of the species has been collected in Andrenalamivola, although it may be found elsewhere in Befandriana Sud, where there is a large area of suitable habitat.]
Reproduction
''Furcifer tuzetae'' is oviparous
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.[
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Conservation status
The species ''F. tuzetae'' was rated as "data deficient
A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...
" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not enough data have been collected.[ It is likely that the population of the species is declining because it has only been found once, despite multiple surveys being carried out to find the species. It may be affected by the slash-and-burn method of agriculture and ]logging
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for charcoal
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.[
]
Taxonomy
''Furcifer tuzetae'' was described initially by Brygoo, Bourgat and Domergue in 1972 under the name ''Chamaeleo tutzetae''.[
]
References
Further reading
* Brygoo ER, Bourgat RM, Domergue CA (1972). "''Notes sur les ''Chamaeleo'' de Madagascar, ''C. tuzetae n. sp.'', nouvelle espèce du Sud-Ouest'' ". ''Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Series 3'', 27 (21): 133-146. (''Chamaeleo tuzetae'', new species). (in French).
* Glaw F, Vences M (1994). ''A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. . (''Furcifer tuzetae'', new combination, p. 253).
*Glaw F, Vences M (2006). ''A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
* Nečas P (1999). ''Chameleons: Nature's hidden jewels''. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 348 pp. (Europe), (USA, Canada). (''Furcifer tuzetae'', p. 283).
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Furcifer
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
Reptiles of Madagascar
Reptiles described in 1972
Taxa named by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo
Taxa named by Charles Domergue