Rieppeleon brachyurus, known commonly as the zomba pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern and southeastern Africa.
Geographic range R. brachyurus is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania. www.reptile-database.org.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of R. brachyurus are savanna and forest, at altitudes of .
Description The maximum recorded total length (tail included) for R. brachyurus is .
Reproduction R. brachyurus is oviparous.
References
Further reading Günther A (1893). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Batrachians transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C.B., from Nyassaland". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1892: 555–558 + Plates XXXIII-XXXV. (Rhampholeon brachyurus, new species, p. 557 + Plate XXXIV, figures 2, 2a). Matthee, Conrad A.; Tilbury, Colin R.; Townsend, Ted (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 B: Biological Sciences 271: 1967–1975. (Rieppeleon brachyurus, new combination). Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Rieppeleon brachyurus, p. 245).