Rhampholeon (from Greek: ῥάμφος rhamphos, 'bird's bill' and Greek: λέον leōn, 'lion') [1] is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in East Africa and Central Africa. They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands.

Here, we combine descriptive morphology with principal component analysis, to quantify the overall morphological variation, and phylogenetic analysis to describe six new species of Rhampholeon from the Eastern Arc Mountains, including populations found in the Udzungwa, Rubeho, Nguru, Ukaguru, and Nguu Mountains.

Rhampholeon sp. - Pigmy Chameleon An unidentified Pigmy chameleon from the Sky Islands of Mozambique. These tiny reptiles are under threat as their Afromontane habitat shrinks every year due to fires and clearing. ( Tims wild world)

Rhampholeon is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in central East Africa (extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to …

The spectral pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon spectrum), also known as western pygmy chameleon or Cameroon stumptail chameleon, [1] is one of the so-called "dwarf" or "leaf" chameleons, from mainland Africa.

Mar 23, 2019 · The lowland species of T. cristatus and T. oweni are joined by Rhampholeon spectrum, a terrestrial pygmy chameleon species. This pygmy chameleon can be found from 0 to 1900 meters in elevation and has a wide range that touches Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, and Gabon,

Jun 6, 2014 · The taxonomic status of recently discovered populations of pygmy chameleons (Rhampholeon) from the northern Mozambique montane isolates of Mt. Chiperone, Mt. Mabu, Mt. Inago and Mt. Namuli are...

The pygmy chameleons of the eastern Arc range (Tanzania): Evolutionary relationships and the description of three new species of Rhampholeon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). The Herpetological Journal 16 (3): 315-331 - get paper here

Contents: 30 species, of which 22 (73.3%) are endemic. Remarks: Previously included in Brookesia (e.g., Mertens 1966), and, as that genus, known as Pygmy Chameleons. Revalidated by Klaver & Böhme (1986).

Rhampholeon chapmanorum, also known commonly as Chapmans' pygmy chameleon, is a species of terrestrial pygmy chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to forest fragments in the Natundu Hills, Malawi.