Kinyongia tavetana
Kinyongia tavetana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Kinyongia |
Species: | K. tavetana |
Binomial name | |
Kinyongia tavetana (Steindachner, 1891) | |
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Kinyongia tavetana (common names: Kilimanjaro two-horned chameleon, Dwarf Fischer's chameleon) is a chameleon in the genus Kinyongia. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania. Its type locality is Mount Kilimanjaro.[1] The species' length averages 9.5 inches, and it is usually brown, green and grey. Males have two "saw blade" flattened false horns, while the females lack these distinctive feature.
References
- ↑ Kinyongia tavetana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 April 2014.
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