Rosette-nosed chameleon
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Rosette-nosed chameleon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Rhampholeon |
Species: | R. spinosus
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Binomial name | |
Rhampholeon spinosus (Matschie, 1892)
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Synonyms | |
Chamaeleo spinosum |
The rosette-nosed chameleon (Rhampholeon spinosus) is a small species of chameleon found in virgin forest and woodland of both the eastern and western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. This endangered species is predominantly ash-grey in colouration, with a distinctive rosette-like nasal appendage.
References
- ^ Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Rhampholeon spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176323A47652913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176323A47652913.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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