Chamaeleo bitaeniatus
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| Chamaeleo bitaeniatus Fischer, 1884 |
The Side-striped chamaeleon (Chamaeleo bitaeniatus), also known as the Two-lined chamaeleon is a chameleon native to Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and adjacent parts of DR Congo.
In Kenya, the Side-striped chamaeleon lives on Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro, and in the Aberdare Range. They live in the Hagenia and Hypericum scrub in the timberline forest between 3000 and 4000m. It lives between 1 and 2 metres (3-6 feet) above the ground in the giant heathers that grow here. They are strictly diurnal and shelter at night between dense bushes.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Andren, Claes (06 1975). "The Reptile Fauna in the Lower Alpine Zone of Aberdare and Mount Kenya". British Journal of Herpetology: 566–573.
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