Sharp-nosed Chameleon

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iSharp-nosed Chameleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamily: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species: B. oxyrhinum
Binomial name
Bradypodion oxyrhinum
(Klaver & Boehme, 1988)

The Sharp-nosed Chameleon (Bradypodion oxyrhinum) is a chameleon native to the Uluguru and Uzungwe Mountains of Tanzania. Its length averages 16 cm (6.5 in). Females are smaller than males, and have smaller helmet protrusions. They are usually coloured white, gray, brown and ochre. Males have bluish horns.

The sharp-nosed chameleon was discovered in 1988.