Smith's Dwarf Chameleon | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertilia |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Bradypodion |
Species: | B. taeniabronchum |
Binomial name | |
Bradypodion taeniabronchum Smith, 1831 |
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Synonyms | |
Bradypodion pumilum ssp. taeniabronchum (Smith, 1831) |
Bradypodion taeniabronchum is known as Smith's Dwarf Chameleon or the Elandsberg Dwarf Chameleon. It is a species of lizard in the Chamaeleonidae family and is endemic to South Africa. It is critically endangered. It uses its color changing abilities to camouflage itself, one of the few chameleons with this ability.