Trioceros johnstoni

Trioceros johnstoni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Trioceros
Species:	T. johnstoni
Binomial name
	Trioceros johnstoni; (Boulenger, 1901)
Synonyms
	Chamaeleon johnstoni ; Boulenger, 1901; Chamaeleo johnstoni ; — Laurent, 1951; Chamaeleo (Trioceros) johnstoni ; — , 1999; Trioceros johnstoni ; — & , 2009;

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[]

T. johnstoni is oviparous.^[2]

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).

External links[]

Trioceros johnstoni. Reptile Database

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-2] "Trioceros johnstoni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Tilbury, C.R. (2010). Chameleons of Africa: An Atlas, Including the Chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira.

[4] 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.

[5] 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).

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