Smith's dwarf chameleon
| Smith's dwarf chameleon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Bradypodion |
| Species: | B. taeniabronchum
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| Binomial name | |
| Bradypodion taeniabronchum Smith, 1831
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Bradypodion pumilum ssp. taeniabronchum (Smith, 1831) | |
Smith's dwarf chameleon or the Elandsberg dwarf chameleon, (Bradypodion taeniabronchum), is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae endemic to South Africa. It is one of the few chameleons that uses its color-changing ability to actively camouflage itself.[3]
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References[]
- ^ Tolley, K.A. (2018). "Bradypodion taeniabronchum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T3023A115649925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T3023A115649925.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Stuart-Fox, Devi; Moussalli, Adnan; Whiting, Martin J. (23 August 2008). "Predator-specific camouflage in chameleons". Biology Letters. 4 (4): 326–329. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0173. PMC 2610148. PMID 18492645.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Bradypodion
- Reptiles of South Africa
- Reptiles described in 1931
- Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)
- Chameleon stubs