Sharp-nosed Chameleon

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Sharp-nosed Chameleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Chamaeleonidae Subfamily: Chamaeleoninae Genus: Kinyongia Species: oxyrhina
Binomial name
Kinyongia oxyrhina (Klaver & Boehme, 1988)
Synonyms
Kinyongia oxyrhinum Bradypodion oxyrhinum Chamaeleo oxyrhinum

The Sharp-nosed Chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina) 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.