Kinyongia tenuis
Kinyongia tenuis | |
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Male above, female below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Kinyongia |
Species: | K. tenuis
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Binomial name | |
Kinyongia tenuis (Matschie, 1892)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Bradypodion tenue (Matschie, 1892) |
Kinyongia tenuis, also known as the Usambara soft-horned chameleon, Usambara flap-nosed chameleon and Matschie's dwarf chameleon, is a fairly small species of chameleon from Kenya and Tanzania.[1][2]
Distribution and taxonomy
This species has been recorded in Tanzania's
Shimba Hills. The populations in the two countries are clearly separated and it remains to be verified if they belong to a single species or two separate species.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kinyongia tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 July 2022.