Palleon
| Palleon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Palleon nasus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Palleon Glaw, Hawlitschek & Ruthensteiner, 2013 |
Palleon is a genus of small chameleons erected in 2013 for a small clade formerly assigned to the genus Brookesia.[1] The species of Palleon are endemic to Madagascar.
Species
- Palleon lolontany
- Palleon nasus, elongate leaf chameleon
- Palleon nasus nasus
- Palleon nasus pauliani
References
- ↑ Glaw, F., Hawlitschek, O. & Ruthensteiner, B. (2013). "A new genus name for an ancient Malagasy chameleon clade and a PDF-embedded 3D model of its skeleton". Salamandra 49: 237–238.
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