Kinyongia vosseleri

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Kinyongia vosseleri
Chameleon, Tanzania (10164534243).jpg
Closeup of head of male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species:
K. vosseleri
Binomial name
Kinyongia vosseleri
(Nieden, 1913)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleon fischeri vosseleri
    Nieden,1913
  • Bradypodion fischeri
    — , 1999
  • Kinyongia fischeri
    — , & Branch, 2006
  • Kinyongia vosseleri
    — Tilbury, 2010

Kinyongia vosseleri, also known commonly as the Usambara two-horned chameleon and Vosseler's blade-horned chameleon, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.

Etymology[]

The specific name, vosseleri, is in honor of German zoologist Julius Vosseler.[3]

Geographic range and habitat[]

K. vosseleri is only found in forests in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, at an altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]

Taxonomy[]

K. vosseleri was formerly included in K. fischeri, which is not found in the range of K. vosseleri.[1][4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia vosseleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172525A1344219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172525A1344219.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Kinyongia vosseleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinyongia vosseleri, p. 277).
  4. ^ , , (2008). "The two horned chameleons of East Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152: 367-391.

Further reading[]

  • Nieden F (1913). "Chamaeleon fischeri Rchw. und seine Unterarten ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1913 (4): 231–249 + Plates XIV–XVI. (Chamaeleon fischeri vosseleri, new subspecies, pp. 247–248 + Plate XV, figure 5, male; Plate XVI, figure 9, female). (in German).
  • Spawls, Stephen; Howell. Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Kinyongia vosseleri, p. 278).
  • Tilbury, Colin (2010). Chameleons of Africa, an Atlas, including the chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 831 pp. ISBN 978-3899734515. (Kinyongia vosseleri, p. 418).


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