| Rhampholeon uluguruensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Rhampholeon |
| Species: | R. uluguruensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhampholeon uluguruensis Tilbury & Emmrich, 1996 | |
Rhampholeon uluguruensis, also known commonly as the Uluguru pygmy chameleon, is a small species of chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae, endemic to Tanzania. [1] [2]
Rhampholeon is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in East Africa and Central Africa. They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets, and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands. They are brown, grey, or green, and typically seen at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grasses or leaf litter.
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Rieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleons found in forests and savannas in East Africa. They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.
The rosette-nosed chameleon is a small species of chameleon found in virgin forest and woodland of both the eastern and western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. This endangered species is predominantly ash-grey in colouration, with a distinctive rosette-like nasal appendage.
Marshall's pygmy chameleon, also called Marshall's leaf chameleon, Marshall's dwarf chameleon, or Marshall's stumptail chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in the forests of Zimbabwe and Mozambique in Africa. It grows from 3.5 to 7.5 cm and feeds on insects. When standing still, it resembles a leaf on a branch.
Rieppeleon brachyurus, known commonly as the zomba pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to eastern and southeastern Africa.
Kinyongia uluguruensis is a species of chameleon, also known as the Uluguru two-horned chameleon or Uluguru two-horned chamaeleon. It is endemic to highland forests in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania.
Rhampholeon bruessoworum, the Mount Inago pygmy chameleon, is a small species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique. It was described in 2014.
Rhampholeon chapmanorum, also known commonly as Chapmans' pygmy chameleon, is a species of terrestrial pygmy chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to forest fragments in the Natundu Hills, Malawi. It was described as a species new to science by Colin R. Tilbury in 1992, from a patch of lowland seasonal rainforest in the Matandwe Forest Reserve.
Rhampholeon acuminatus, the Nguru pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Tanzania.
Rhampholeon beraduccii, also known commonly as Beraducci's pygmy chameleon or the Mahenge pygmy chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Rhampholeon gorongosae, the Mount Gorongosa pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique.
Rhampholeon maspictus, the Mount Mabu pygmy chameleon, is a small native species of chameleon endemic to the tropical rainforests atop Mount Mabu in Zambezia, Mozambique. It is roughly 6 cm (2.4 in) long.
Rhampholeon nchisiensis, the South African stumptail chameleon or Nchisi pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Malawi and Tanzania.
Rhampholeon nebulauctor, the Mount Chiperone pygmy chameleon, is a small species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique.
Rhampholeon platyceps, the Mount Mulanje pygmy chameleon or Malawi stumptail chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Malawi and Mozambique.
Rhampholeon temporalis, the Usambara stumptail chameleon or East Usambara pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Tanzania.
Rhampholeon tilburyi, the Mount Namuli pygmy chameleon, is a small species of chameleon endemic to Mozambique.
Rhampholeon viridis, the green pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Tanzania.
