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Marshall's Stumptail Chameleon
Rhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, 1906
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Marshall's Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon marshalli)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Marshall's pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon marshalli), also called commonly Marshall's leaf chameleon, Marshall's dwarf chameleon, and Marshall's stumptail chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to the forests of Zimbabwe and Mozambique in Africa. It grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.5–7.5 cm (1.4–3.0 in) and feeds on insects. When staying still, it resembles a leaf on a branch.
Wikipedia contributors, Marshall's pygmy chameleon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:14:49.048938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, 1906
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1906
- Common name
- Marshall's Stumptail Chameleon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Rhampholeon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyChamaeleonidae
- genusRhampholeon
- speciesRhampholeon marshalli Boulenger, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhampholeon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nguru pygmy chameleonRhampholeon acuminatus Mariaux & Tilbury, 2006 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beraducci’s pygmy chameleonRhampholeon beraduccii Mariaux & Tilbury, 2006 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger’s pygmy chameleonRhampholeon boulengeri Steindachner, 1911 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mount Inago Pygmy ChameleonRhampholeon bruessoworum Branch, Bayliss & Tolley, 2014 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chapmans’ Pygmy ChameleonRhampholeon chapmanorum Tilbury, 1992 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhampholeon hattinghi Tilbury & Tolley, 2015 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| South African Stumptail ChameleonRhampholeon nchisiensis (Loveridge, 1953) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mount Chiperone Pygmy ChameleonRhampholeon nebulauctor Branch, Bayliss & Tolley, 2014 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malawi Stumptail ChameleonRhampholeon platyceps Günther, 1893 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cameroon Stumptail ChameleonRhampholeon spectrum (Buchholz, 1874) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green pygmy chameleonRhampholeon viridis Mariaux & Tilbury, 2006 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moyer’s pygmy chameleonRhampholeon moyeri Menegon, Salvidio & Tilbury, 2002 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Rhampholeon&species=marshalli Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4S2PC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.