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Taxonomy of the genus Rieppeleon Biodiversity of the family Chamaeleonidae

Bibliography of the genus
Rieppeleon (Short-tailed Leaf Chameleons)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Chamaeleonidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Rieppeleon in general

Mariaux, J.; Tilbury, C.R. 2006. The pygmy chameleons of the Eastern Arc Range (Tanzania): Evolutionary relationships and the description of three new species of Rhampholeon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Herpetological Journal 16(3): 315-331.

Matthee, C.A.; Tilbury, C.R.; Townsend, T. 2004. A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 271(1551): 1967-1975.

Müller, R.; Schmidt, W. 2007. Stummelschwanzchamäleons der Gattung Rieppeleon. Herpeton, Offenbach. 90 pp.

Rieppeleon brachyurus

Berrie, A. 1981. Incubation period of the eggs of the pigmy chameleon Rhampholeon brachyurus. Nyala 7(2): 143-145.

Nicholson, R.A. 1983. A rare chameleon? EANHS (East African Natural History Society) Bulletin 1983: 11.

Rieppeleon brevicaudatus

Emmett, D.A. 2004. Altitudinal distribution of the Short-tailed Pygmy Chamaeleon (Rhampholeon brevicaudatus) and the Usambara Pitted Pygmy Chamaeleon (R. temporalis) in Tanzania. African Herp News 37: 12-13.

Lutzmann, N.; Esser, S.; Flanagan, A.; Schneider, H. 2004. Haltung und Vermehrung des Stummelschwanzchamäleons Rhampholeon brevicaudatus. Reptilia (D) 9(48): 28-33.

Lutzmann, N.; Esser, S.; Flanagan, A.; Schneider, H. 2004. Rhampholeon brevicaudatus care and breeding of the stump-tailed chameleon. Reptilia (GB) 35: 22-27.

Patrick, D.A.; Shirk, P.; Vonesh, J.R.; Harper, E.B.; Howell, K.M. 2011. Abundance and roosting ecology of chameleons in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania and the potential effects of harvesting. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(3): 422-431.

Schmidt, W. 2002. Das Usambara-Stummelschwanzchamäleon. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 55(10): 21-23.

Rieppeleon kerstenii

Friederich, U. 1985. Beobachtungen an Rhampholeon kerstenii kerstenii (Peters, 1868) im Terrarium. Salamandra 21(1): 40-45.

Leptien, R. 1991. Haltung und Nachzucht von Rhampholeon kerstenii kerstenii (Peters, 1868). Salamandra 27(1): 70-75.

Schmidt, W. 2011. Haltung und Zucht des Stummelschwanzchamäleons Rieppeleon kerstenii. Elaphe 19(3): 51-55.

Wojnowski, D.; Malonza, P.K. 2006. Observation on the clutch size of the Kenya pygmy chameleon, Rieppeleon kerstenii. Journal of East African Natural History 95(2): 231-233.