Rhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874)

Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Morelle, Stephan, Albert, Jean-Louis, Carlino, Piero, Rahola, Nil & Trape, Jean-François, 2019, New reptile records from Lékédi Park and Haut-Ogooué Province, southeastern Gabon, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 174) 13 (1), pp. 143-161 : 146

Rhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874)

On 8 September 2016 SM photographed an adult male individual of this relatively common forest leaf litter chameleon in Lemanassa (ca. 23 airline km S-SW of Bakoumba), Lékoko Dept. ( Fig. 7 ). New Prov. record (not listed from this Prov. by Pauwels and Vande weghe 2008; Pauwels et al. 2008). This village is located at about five km from the border with the Republic of Congo. Like the two chameleons above, this species has been evaluated as Least Concern by the IUCN ( Mariaux and LeBreton 2010).

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Fig. 7. Adult maleRhampholeon spectrum in Lemanassa, Haut- Ogooué Prov., southeastern Gabon. Photograph by S. Morelle.