Kinyongia tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis
Male above, female below
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Kinyongia
Species:	K. tenuis
Binomial name
Kinyongia tenuis (Matschie, 1892)
Synonyms [2]
Bradypodion tenue(Matschie, 1892) Bradypodion tenue– Lantermann & Lantermann, 2009 Chamaeleon tenuisMatschie, 1892 Kinyongia tenuis– Schmidt et al., 2010 Kinyongia tenuis– Tilbury et al, 2006

Kinyongia tenuis, also known as the Usambara soft-horned chameleon, Usambara flap-nosed chameleon and Matschie's dwarf chameleon, is a fairly small species of chameleon from Kenya and Tanzania. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution and taxonomy

This species has been recorded in Tanzania's Afrotemperate forests in east Usambara Mountains and Magrotto Hill. In Kenya, it is only known as a subpopulation in the Shimba Hills. The populations in the two countries are clearly separated and it remains to be verified if they belong to a single species or two separate species. ^[1]

References

1. Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T172552A1345100. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172552A1345100.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Kinyongia tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 July 2022.