Coarse chameleon

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Coarse chameleon
Rough chameleon (Trioceros rudis).jpg
In farmland near Mount Karisimbi, Rwanda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. rudis
Binomial name
Trioceros rudis
(Boulenger, 1906)
Range Trioceros rudis.jpg

The coarse chameleon (Trioceros rudis), also known as the rudis chameleon, Ruwenzori side-striped chameleon or the Rwenzori bearded chameleon, [1] is a chameleon from western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo. [2] Contrary to common belief, this species does not inhabit Mount Meru, Tanzania. Tanzania chameleons called T. rudis are in fact T. sternfeldi .

This chameleon is often found in open habitats, inhabiting low bushes and shrubs (often described as 'patchy open country") in the transitional zones between grasslands, reedbeds and montane heath.

T. rudis is small (10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in)) and lacks horns or occipital lobes. It has a long tail and a small crest.

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References

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