Trioceros feae

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Trioceros feae

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. feae
Binomial name
Trioceros feae
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleon feae
    Boulenger, 1906
  • Chamaeleo (Trioceros) feae
    Nečas, 1999
  • Trioceros feae
    Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Trioceros feae, also known

Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Bioko.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, feae, is in honor of Leonardo Fea, who was an Italian explorer and naturalist.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. feae is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

T. feae is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1906). "Report on the Reptiles collected by the late L. Fea in West Africa". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Terza [=Third Series] 2: 196–216. (Chamæleon feae, new species, pp. 207–208 + Figure 4, two views).
  • Campbell PD, Denzer W (2020). "Annotated catalogue of chameleon types in the collection of the Natural History Museum, UK (NHMUK) (Reptilia: Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 4742 (3): 481–500.
  • (USA, Canada).
  • Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros feae, new combination).