Kinyongia tenuis

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Kinyongia tenuis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species:
K. tenuis
Binomial name
Kinyongia tenuis
(Matschie, 1892)
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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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Kinyongia tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 July 2022.