Chameleons of Africa
Subtitle: an atlas : including the chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia
By: Colin R. Tilbury
Series: Frankfurter Beiträge zur Naturkunde -- Bd. 37 = -- Frankfurt contributions to natural history -- v. 37; Frankfurter Beiträge zur Naturkunde -- Bd. 37.
Publisher: Edition Chimaira; Zoo Book Sales, Serpent's Tale [U.S. distributor]
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main; Lanesboro, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 831
ISBN-13: 9783899734515
Subjects: Chamäleons <Familie>; Chameleons; Identification; Geographical distribution; Maps
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 797-831).
Table of contents: title: Preface by Bill Branch; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: An overview of the systematics of the African chameleons; title: Zoogeography and patterns of distribution in the Chamaeleonidae; title: Environmental challenges and behavioural adaptations for survival; title: Myths and legends; title: Some aspects on the Biology of Chamaeleonidae; title: The Pygmy chameleons: An overview of the systematics and biology of the African pygmy chameleons; title: Key to the African pygmy chameleons; title: Genus Rhampholeon; title: Sub-genus Bicuspis; title: Sub-genus Rhampholeon; title: Sub-genus Rhinodigitum; title: Genus Rieppeleon; title: Genus Bradypodion; title: Genus Kinyongia; title: Genus Nadzikambia; title: Genus Trioceros; title: List of museum or collection acronyms used in the text; title: Chameleons by country; title: Taxonomic synonymies; title: Ethnic African/ Asian names for chameleons; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography.