Trioceros harennae
Trioceros harennae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Trioceros |
Species: | T. harennae
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Binomial name | |
Trioceros harennae (Largen, 1995)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Trioceros harennae, also known
.Etymology
The specific name, harennae, refers to the Harenna escarpment in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. The subspecific name, fitchi, is in honor of Free Methodist minister Stephen Fitch who was one of the collectors of the holotype.[2][3]
Geographic range
T. harennae is native to the Bale Mountains in the regional state of Oromia in Ethiopia.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. harennae are forest and shrubland (above treeline), at altitudes of 2,400–3,300 m (7,900–10,800 ft).[1]
Description
T. harennae may attain a total length (including tail) of 13.8 cm (5.4 in).[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. harennae has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2] Litter size is 8–12.[1]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the
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References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Species Trioceros harennae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaeleo harennae, p. 116; C. h. fitchi, p. 90).
Further reading
- Largen MJ (1995). "A new species of chameleon (Reptilia: Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) from montane forest in Ethiopia". Tropical Zoology 8 (2): 333–339. (Chamaeleo harennae, new species).
- Largen MJ, ISBN 978-3899734669.
- Nečas P (2004). "Chamaeleo (Trioceros) harennae fitchi (Reptilia: Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), ein neues Chamaleon aus dem äthiopischen Hochland ". Sauria 26 (1): 3–9. (Chamaeleo harennae fitchi, new subspecies). (in German).
- Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros harennae, new combination).