Rosette-Nosed Chameleon
| Rosette-nosed chameleon | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Rhampholeon |
| Species: | R. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhampholeon spinosus (Matschie, 1892) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chamaeleo spinosum | |
The rosette-nosed chameleon (Rhampholeon spinosus) is a small species of chameleon found in virgin forest and woodland of both the eastern and western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. This endangered species is predominantly ash-grey in colouration, with a distinctive rosette-like nasal appendage.
References
- ↑ Mariaux, J. (2010). "Rhampholeon spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.