Trioceros johnstoni
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Trioceros |
Species: | T. johnstoni
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Binomial name | |
Trioceros johnstoni (Boulenger, 1901)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Trioceros johnstoni, known commonly as Johnston's chameleon, Johnston's three-horned chameleon, or the Ruwenzori three-horned chameleon, is an endemic chameleon of the Albertine Rift in Central Africa.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Trioceros johnstoni is a species in the lizard family Chamaeleonidae.[3] The specific name johnstoni was given in honor of the British explorer Harry Johnston.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat[]
T. johnstoni is found in forests at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,500 m (3,300 and 8,200 ft) in the Albertine Rift of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, but also tolerates semi-urbanized environments as long as some trees and bushes remain.[1]
Behaviour and ecology[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Tolley, K.; Plumptre, A. (2014). "Trioceros johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172573A1345950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172573A1345950.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Trioceros johnstoni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Tilbury, C.R. (2010). Chameleons of Africa: An Atlas, Including the Chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira.
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. (1901). "Description of two new Chameleons from Mount Ruwenzori, British East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2: 135–136, Plates XII-XIII.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trioceros johnstoni, p. 135).
Further reading[]
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, 2nd Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618.
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- Trioceros johnstoni. Reptile Database
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trioceros
- Lizards of Africa
- Reptiles described in 1901
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
- Chameleon stubs