Trioceros deremensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Trioceros |
| Species: | T. deremensis
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| Trioceros deremensis (Matschie, 1892)
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Trioceros deremensis, the Usambara three-horned chameleon or wavy chameleon, is a species of chameleon native to Tanzania.[1]
Description[]
This species can grow from about 30 to 40 cm in length and weigh 120 to 150 grams.
Distribution[]
The Usambara three-horned chameleon is found in Afrotemperate rain forest patches in multiple mountain ranges. It lives in isolated populations, usually away from the forest edge, within a range of about 1,400 km2. It is endemic to East Usambara, Uluguru, Nguu and Nguru Mountains, and Udzungwa Mountains.
Pet trade[]
This species is captured for sale to hobbyists. Between 1992 and 2011 a total of 8,437 live specimens were exported, 622 of which were not captured from the wild, but bred or born in captivity.
References[]
- ^ a b Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Trioceros deremensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172541A1344796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172541A1344796.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Trioceros deremensis at Wikimedia Commons
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trioceros
- Reptiles of Tanzania
- Endemic fauna of Tanzania
- Reptiles described in 1892
- Taxa named by Paul Matschie