Kinyongia tavetana

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Kinyongia tavetana
Bradypodion tavetanum sleeping.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species:
K. tavetana
Binomial name
Kinyongia tavetana
(Steindachner, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Bradypodion tavetanum (Steindachner, 1891)
  • Kinyongia tavetanum (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.[citation needed]

References

  1. Kinyongia tavetana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 April 2014.

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