Kinyongia matschiei

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Kinyongia matschiei
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species:
K. matschiei
Binomial name
Kinyongia matschiei
(Werner, 1895)
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Synonyms

Chamaeleon matschieiWerner, 1895
Chamaeleon fischeri matschieiWerner, 1895

Kinyongia matschiei, common name giant monkey-tailed east Usambara two-horned chameleon, giant east Usambara blade-horned chameleon, and Matschie's two-horned chameleon, [2] is a species of chameleon from the East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. It was formerly confused with K. fischeri , which is not found in the range of K. matschiei. [1] [3]

K. matschiei is the largest species in the genus Kinyongia at up to 41.3 cm (16.3 in) in total length, although the female remains smaller than the male at up to 36.0 cm (14.2 in). The adult male has a long pair of "horns" on the nose, which can be parallel or divergent; they are much smaller in the female. [3]

Distribution

This species lives only at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) over a total of 800 km2 (310 sq mi) of isolated Afrotemperate forest areas in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. The actual area of occupancy, however, is under 300 km2 (120 sq mi). Its numbers are declining. Although sometimes found in degraded habitats near forest, it is not found in fully transformed areas such as plantations. [1] The related K. vosseleri occurs in the same range as K. matschiei, while K. multituberculata is found in the West Usambaras. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tolley, K. & Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia matschiei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2014: e.T172545A1344917. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172545A1344917.en . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Kinyongia matschiei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Mariaux J, Lutzmann N, Stipala J. 2008. The two-horned chamaeleons of East Africa. Zool. J. Linn. Soc.152: 367-391.