West Usambara two-horned chameleon
West Usambara two-horned chameleon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Subfamily: | Chamaeleoninae |
Genus: | Kinyongia |
Species: | K. multituberculata |
Binomial name | |
Kinyongia multituberculata (Nieden, 1913) | |
Synonyms | |
Chamaeleon fischeri multituberculatus Nieden, 1913 |
The West Usambara two-horned chameleon (Kinyongia multituberculata) is a chameleon endemic to the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[1] Until 2008, it was generally confused with Fischer's chameleon (K. fischeri), which is not found in the Usambara Mountains.[2] Another related species, K. vosseleri, occurs in the same range as K. multituberculata, while K. matschiei is restricted to the East Usambaras.[2]
See also
- Trioceros deremensis, the Usambara three-horned chameleon
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References
- ↑ Kinyongia multituberculata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 June 2014.
- 1 2 Mariaux J, Lutzmann N, Stipala J. 2008. The two horned chameleons of East Africa. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 152: 367-391.
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