Chamaeleo anchietae

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Chamaeleo anchietae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species:
C. anchietae
Binomial name
Chamaeleo anchietae
Bocage, 1872

Chamaeleo anchietae, the double-scaled chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [2]

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References

  1. Tolley, K.; Anderson, C.V.; Tilbury, C. (2015). "Chamaeleo anchietae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T172526A1344263. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T172526A1344263.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Chamaeleo anchietae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.