Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum) platyceps Günther, 1892

Branch, William R., Bayliss, Julian & Tolley, Krystal A., 2014, Pygmy chameleons of the Rhampholeon platyceps compex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae): Description of four new species from isolated ‘ sky islands’ of northern Mozambique, Zootaxa 3814 (1), pp. 1-36 : 15-16

Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum) platyceps Günther, 1892 .

Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon

Synonomy: Brookesia platyceps Loveridge 1933

Brookesia platyceps platyceps Loveridge 1953

Brookesia platyceps carri Loveridge 1953

Rhampholeon (Rhinodigitum) platyceps Matthee, Tilbury & Townsend 2004 .

Holotype: Adult female ( BMNH 1946.8.21.73), collected by A. White. Type locality (by subsequent designation, Stevens 1974): Mt. Mulanje, southern Malawi.

Variation in adult coloration of an adult male ( Fig. 4 A) and adult female ( Fig. 4 B), and evergreen forest habitat in the Lichenya plateau region, are shown ( Fig. 4 C). For full details of morphology, hemipenial structure, biology and habitat see Tilbury (2010).

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FIGURE 4. Rhampholeon platyceps: A—adult male (Lichenya Plateau, PEM R 16311, J. Marais, B—adult female (Lichenya Plateau, PEM R 16310, J. Marais); C—Habitat on the Mt Mulanje plateau (J. Marais); R. chapmanorum: D—adult male, PEM R 16245, E—adult female, PEM R 16246 (Malawi Hills, C. Tilbury).