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Chamaeleonidae (chameleon)
Taxonomy
Chamaeleonidae was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguania by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988); to Chamaeleonoidea by Alifanov (1996); to Acrodonta by Lee and Caldwell (2000); and to Iguania by Böhme (2010).
It was assigned to Iguania by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988); to Chamaeleonoidea by Alifanov (1996); to Acrodonta by Lee and Caldwell (2000); and to Iguania by Böhme (2010).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1825 | Chamaeleonidae Gray |
| 1983 | Chamaeleonidae Estes |
| 1988 | Chamaeleonidae Carroll |
| 1996 | Chamaeleonidae Alifanov p. 467 |
| 2000 | Chamaeleonidae Lee and Caldwell |
| 2010 | Chamaeleonidae Böhme p. 18 |
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