Terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians of the Seychelles Islands. Marine reptiles and birds are included.
The Seychelles Tiger Chameleon, Archaius tigris, is the only species in the resurrected genus Archaius, which has been established in 1865. Initially placed into Chamaeleo, it was for some time moved to the genus Calumma by some (Klaver & Böhme, 1986). It is an endangered species of chameleon, found only on the Seychelles islands of Mahé, ...more ↓