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Kinyongia vosseleri

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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. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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. ^ Mariaux J, Lutzmann N, Stipala J (2008). "The two horned chameleons of East Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152: 367-391.
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Kinyongia vosseleri: Brief Summary

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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.

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