Trioceros chapini
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Trioceros |
| Species: | T. chapini
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| Binomial name | |
| Trioceros chapini (de Witte, 1964)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Trioceros chapini, also known
Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to Central Africa
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Etymology
The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[3]
Geographic range
T. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. chapini is forest.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. chapini is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Trioceros chapini ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaeleo chapini, p. 51).
Further reading
- de Witte GF (1964). "A New Chameleon from the Congo". American Museum Novitates (2192): 1–3. (Chamaeleo chapini, new species).
- ISBN 1-57524-137-4(United States, Canada).
- Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68.
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