Calumma tjiasmantoi

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Calumma tjiasmantoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Calumma
Species:
C. tjiasmantoi
Binomial name
Calumma tjiasmantoi
Protzel, Scherz, Ratsoavina, Vences, & Glaw, 2020

Calumma tjiasmantoi is a species of chameleon found in Madagascar. [1]

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