chameleontoculis, Chalixodytes Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:890, Fig. 1 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 9 (no. 108) (art. 114); ref. 4111] Denis Island, 3°40'S, 55°40'E, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 172. Additional material: (lost). •Possibly the same as Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943 -- (Myers 1999:214 [ref. 23965]). •Valid as Chalixodytes chameleontoculis Smith 1957 -- (Nelson 1985:283 [ref. 5154], Nelson 1986:737 [ref. 5698], Winterbottom et al. 1989:59 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:359 [ref. 15987], Fricke 1999:463 [ref. 24106], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:468 [ref. 28239] with tauensis incorrectly as a synonym, Shibukawa 2010:64 [ref. 30806], Das et al. 2022:303 [ref. 39944]). •Synonym of Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943 -- (Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:345 [ref. 28867]). Current status: Synonym of Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz 1943. Creediidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Comoros, Seychelles, Mascarenes (Mauritius) and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) [if valid]. Habitat: marine.